ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.3M invested in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
416% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.2M | Put options by funds: $3.33M
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 17 (-2)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 4
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33.6M → $22.3M (-$11.3M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$2.19M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.06M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.64M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$680K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$313K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
-$15.7M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$3.54M |
| 3 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$1.72M |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$523K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$326K |
SCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
17 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $22.3M — down 34% from $33.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of SCO and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Highland Capital Management (Texas), adding an estimated $2.19M. The largest seller was Valentine Capital Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.7M sold.
- 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO) as of Q3 2014, down from 19 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $22.3M of ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q3 2014, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q3 2014 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $2.19M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q3 2014 was Valentine Capital Asset Management, an estimated $15.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.