ProShares Short S&P500
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $395M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
315% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.62M | Put options by funds: $1.35M
0.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.81% → 7.49% (-0.31%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 192 (-13)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 58
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $582M → $395M (-$187M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 10 (-5)
51% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 72
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
RAG
RIA Advisory Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$34.9M |
| 2 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
-$20.2M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$17.8M |
| 4 |
KWM
Kaydan Wealth Management
Fenton,
Michigan
|
-$15.3M |
| 5 |
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$8.68M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
251
First Manhattan
New York
| – | -$361 | -6 | Closed |
|
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
192 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $395M — down 32% from $582M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of SH and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 72 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Citizens Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.12M. The largest seller was RIA Advisory Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.9M sold.
- 192 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q4 2023, down from 205 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $395M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q4 2023, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q4 2023 and 58 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q4 2023 was Citizens Financial Group, an estimated $8.12M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q4 2023 was RIA Advisory Group, an estimated $34.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.