ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $89.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $87.1M | Put options by funds: $59.5M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.08% → 0.26% (+0.18%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 76 (-9)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $109M → $89.8M (-$18.8M)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 29
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 20
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.14M |
| 2 |
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
|
+$3.59M |
| 3 |
CTC
Chai Trust Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.07M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.12M |
| 5 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
+$1.05M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
-$9.53M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.32M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.78M |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.39M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.56M |
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
76 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $89.8M — down 17% from $109M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of SDS and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $8.14M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $9.53M.
- 76 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q3 2017, down from 85 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $89.8M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q3 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q3 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.14M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q3 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $9.53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.