ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $109M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
48% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $73.4M → $109M (+$35.3M)
33% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21M | Put options by funds: $15.8M
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 85 (+5)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.05% → 0.08% (+0.02%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
+$37.8M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$3.37M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.85M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.79M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.56M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM
Southport Management
Wilson,
Wyoming
|
-$4.55M |
| 2 |
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
|
-$4.22M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.94M |
| 4 |
CCG
Chatham Capital Group
Savannah,
Georgia
|
-$1.75M |
| 5 |
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$1.27M |
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
85 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $109M — up 48% from $73.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SDS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, adding an estimated $37.8M. The largest seller was Southport Management, cutting an estimated $4.55M.
- 85 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q2 2017, up from 80 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $109M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q2 2017, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q2 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $37.8M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q2 2017 was Southport Management, an estimated $4.55M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.