ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $405M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64M | Put options by funds: $31.9M
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 19
49% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $272M → $405M (+$133M)
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 103 (+18)
0.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.2% → 0.23% (+0.03%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 22
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
FI
FCM Investments
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$6.73M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$6.66M |
| 4 |
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.79M |
| 5 |
UAS
United Asset Strategies
Garden City,
New York
|
+$4.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$29.1M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$26.2M |
| 3 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
-$13.9M |
| 4 |
GECH
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
|
-$7.52M |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$6.87M |
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
103 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $405M — up 49% from $272M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new SDS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was STRS Ohio, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.1M sold.
- 103 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q3 2015, up from 85 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $405M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q3 2015, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q3 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $156M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q3 2015 was STRS Ohio, an estimated $29.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.