ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
386% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $77.2M | Put options by funds: $15.9M
59% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 17
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.9M → $60.8M (+$14M)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 76 (+10)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.18% → 0.24% (+0.05%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 14
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$16.5M |
| 2 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
+$3.28M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$3.17M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.7M |
| 5 |
IAM
ICM Asset Management
Spokane,
Washington
|
+$2.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.5M |
| 2 |
MG
Meditor Group
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$3.39M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.5M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.34M |
| 5 |
BF
BOK Financial
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$1.11M |
SDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
76 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $60.8M — up 30% from $46.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new SDS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.5M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.5M sold.
- 76 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) as of Q4 2019, up from 66 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $60.8M of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 stock for Q4 2019, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort S&P500 positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 buyer in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.5M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seller in Q4 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $3.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.