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ProShares UltraShort S&P500
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.2M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.83M | Put options by funds: $1.83M

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.51% → 0.39% (-0.12%)

38% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 57 (-35)

39% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $82.7M → $50.2M (-$32.5M)

70% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 47

75% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 1 (-3)

Holders
57
Holders Change
-35
Holders Change %
-38.04%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-75%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
47
Calls
$4.83M
Puts
$1.83M
Net Calls
+$3M
Net Calls Change
+$414K

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$9.53M
2
HCM
HM Capital Management
Missouri
+$7.73M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.11M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.04M
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$2.14M

Top Sellers

1
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
-$13.3M
2
GECH
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
-$5.35M
3
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
-$5.15M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$3.87M
5
BRWA
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$3.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TF
51
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$7K – – –
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4K – – –
Bessemer Group
53
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4K – – –
GI
54
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$4K – – –
TH
55
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$4K – – –
ACA
56
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1K – – –
FGAM
57
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$412 – – –
KC
58
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$13.3M -59,873 Closed
GECH
59
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
– -$5.35M -24,800 Closed
BRWA
60
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$3.81M -17,205 Closed
ASFA
61
All Season Financial Advisors
Colorado
– -$3.64M -16,447 Closed
JWS
62
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
– -$2.71M -12,250 Closed
HW
63
Hamilton Wealth
California
– -$2.15M -9,725 Closed
LNWWM
64
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
– -$1.02M -4,588 Closed
PAM
65
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
– -$756K -3,414 Closed
JHCP
66
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
– -$665K -3,000 Closed
Wolverine Trading
67
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$534K -2,468 Closed
DS
68
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$518K -2,339 Closed
MOS
69
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– -$313K -1,628 Closed
CHAM
70
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$311K -1,406 Closed
TC
71
TownSquare Capital
Utah
– -$310K -1,400 Closed
HighTower Advisors
72
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$274K -1,249 Closed
SS
73
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
– -$267K -1,200 Closed
QC
74
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$261K -1,180 Closed
SFS
75
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$246K -1,111 Closed
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SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

57 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $50.2M — down 39% from $82.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of SDS and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, adding an estimated $9.53M. The largest seller was Kingfisher Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.

  • 57 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q4 2021, down from 92 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $50.2M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q4 2021, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q4 2021 and 47 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q4 2021 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $9.53M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q4 2021 was Kingfisher Capital, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.