ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.3M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 8
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.7M → $62.3M (+$2.59M)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.24% → 0.25% (+0.01%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 61 (-1)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $42.3M | Put options by funds: $55.1M
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TB
Terril Brothers
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$8M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.73M |
| 3 |
WAS
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
Pasadena,
California
|
+$2.92M |
| 4 |
CCA
Cruiser Capital Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$1.61M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$2.35M |
| 2 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$913K |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$824K |
| 4 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$656K |
| 5 |
RHBC
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$500K |
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
61 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $62.3M — up 4.3% from $59.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new SDS positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Terril Brothers, adding an estimated $8M. The largest seller was Peregrine Asset Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.35M sold.
- 61 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q2 2019, down from 62 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $62.3M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q2 2019, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q2 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q2 2019 was Terril Brothers, an estimated $8M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q2 2019 was Peregrine Asset Advisers, an estimated $2.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.