ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
102 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
134% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $78.5M | Put options by funds: $33.5M
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 20
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 22
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 96 → 102 (+6)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $148M → $156M (+$7.96M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.07% → 0.07% (+0%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
+$11.8M |
| 2 |
BFIC
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
Walnut Creek,
California
|
+$8.48M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.95M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$4.98M |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
|
-$16M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.61M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.58M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$2.99M |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2M |
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
102 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $156M — up 5.4% from $148M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new SDS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, adding an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was Roosevelt Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $16M sold.
- 102 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q3 2016, up from 96 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $156M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q3 2016, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q3 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q3 2016 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $11.8M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q3 2016 was Roosevelt Investment Group, an estimated $16M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.