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ProShares UltraShort S&P500
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 14

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $145M (+$38.6M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 75 (+6)

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.24% → 3.2% (+0.96%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 20

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.5M | Put options by funds: $24.3M

Holders
75
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
20
Increased
16
Reduced
20
Closed
14
Calls
$17.5M
Puts
$24.3M
Net Calls
-$6.83M
Net Calls Change
+$2.31M

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$14.3M
2
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
+$14.1M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$5.96M
4
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
+$4.08M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$1.56M

Top Sellers

1
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$5.72M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$2.9M
3
GS
GTS Securities
New York
-$2.25M
4
MF
Manchester Financial
California
-$1.85M
5
BAM
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
S
76
SignatureFD
Georgia
$37 – – –
Wells Fargo
77
Wells Fargo
California
$28 – – –
DS
78
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$2.9M -16,891 Closed
BAM
79
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$1.72M -10,050 Closed
MA
80
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$1.3M -7,579 Closed
SCP
81
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
– -$1.25M -7,302 Closed
Walleye Capital
82
Walleye Capital
New York
– -$908K -5,292 Closed
Vontobel Holding
83
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
– -$565K -3,293 Closed
NC
84
NovaPoint Capital
Georgia
– -$277K -1,616 Closed
HW
85
Hamilton Wealth
California
– -$223K -1,300 Closed
LC
86
Lindbrook Capital
California
– -$17.1K -100 Closed
HI
87
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
– -$8.34K -49 Closed
Simplex Trading
88
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$6K -38 Closed
Bank of Montreal
89
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.92K -10 Closed
FFA
90
Farther Finance Advisors
California
– -$1.72K -10 Closed
IGWM
91
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$309 -2 Closed
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SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

75 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $145M — up 36% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new SDS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Squarepoint, cutting an estimated $5.72M.

  • 75 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q3 2023, up from 69 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $145M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q3 2023, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q3 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q3 2023 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q3 2023 was Squarepoint, an estimated $5.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.