ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
94% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.4M | Put options by funds: $22.8M
57% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 14
47% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $186M → $272M (+$86.4M)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
0.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.16% → 0.2% (+0.04%)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 21
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 87 → 85 (-2)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
+$37.6M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$25.7M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$16.1M |
| 4 |
GECH
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
|
+$12.3M |
| 5 |
FI
FCM Investments
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$6.74M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
SM
Southport Management
Wilson,
Wyoming
|
-$20.3M |
| 2 |
TB
Terril Brothers
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$6.95M |
| 3 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$1.78M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$706K |
| 5 |
BG
Bollard Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$633K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$102K | -47 | Closed |
|
102
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$29K | -14 | Closed |
|
|
JFA
103
JNBA Financial Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
| – | -$22K | -10 | Closed |
|
|
GI
104
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | -$5K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
WCM
105
Wealthcare Capital Management
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$4K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
WP
106
WealthPLAN Partners
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$4K | -2 | Closed |
|
107
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$2K | -1 | Closed |
|
108
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$2.05K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
BFEC
109
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$1K | – | – |
|
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
85 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $272M — up 47% from $186M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in SDS was balanced in Q2 2015: 21 funds opened new positions, 21 closed out, 22 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, adding an estimated $37.6M. The largest seller was Southport Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.3M sold.
- 85 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q2 2015, down from 87 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $272M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q2 2015, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q2 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q2 2015 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $37.6M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q2 2015 was Southport Management, an estimated $20.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.