ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
SCO
21 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.9M invested in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
138% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.7M | Put options by funds: $19.6M
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7
52% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.3M → $33.9M (+$11.6M)
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 3
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 21 (+4)
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.29% → 0.47% (+0.18%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.36M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.72M |
| 3 |
CL
CPWM LLC
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$933K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$757K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$464K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$12M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.93M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$734K |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$570K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$410K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WS
26
Wedbush Securities
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$306K | -250 | Closed |
|
27
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$117K | -61 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
28
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$47.9K | -25 | Closed |
|
SCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
21 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $33.9M — up 52% from $22.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SCO positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $3.36M. The largest seller was Highland Capital Management (Texas), exiting entirely with an estimated $12M sold.
- 21 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO) as of Q4 2014, up from 17 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $33.9M of ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2014, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.36M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2014 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.