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ProShares Short S&P500
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256 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.84M | Put options by funds: $2.81M

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 59

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 255 → 256 (+1)

2.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.04% → 10.7% (-2.3%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 84

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.01B → $1.35B (-$665M)

34% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 → 35 (-18)

Holders
256
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
-18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.96%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
64
Increased
73
Reduced
84
Closed
59
Calls
$7.84M
Puts
$2.81M
Net Calls
+$5.02M
Net Calls Change
-$18.9M

Top Buyers

1
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$28M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$25.7M
3
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$16.2M
4
PG
Prostatis Group
Maryland
+$9.7M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$9.22M

Top Sellers

1
LSA
L & S Advisors
California
-$67M
2
IAN
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
-$54.1M
3
RCS
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
-$38.1M
4
PWS
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
-$36.2M
5
MSR
Main Street Research
Connecticut
-$33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LA
301
Latitude Advisors
Florida
– -$181K -2,620 Closed
CG
302
Cutler Group
California
– -$166K -2,585 Closed
LJAC
303
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
– -$179K -2,584 Closed
SIA
304
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
– -$173K -2,500 Closed
HCM
305
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$140K -2,025 Closed
BIP
306
Blueprint Investment Partners
North Carolina
– -$133K -1,928 Closed
National Bank of Canada
307
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
– -$130K -1,875 Closed
CAL
308
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$99K -1,420 Closed
EWM
309
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
– -$2.45K -612 Closed
EL
310
EMFO LLC
Florida
– -$37K -538 Closed
Wells Fargo
311
Wells Fargo
California
– -$29K -413 Closed
FAIM
312
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$247K -342 Closed
TWC
313
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$10.9K -163 Closed
VNA
314
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
– -$5K -75 Closed
ACA
315
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
– -$3K -38 Closed
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SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

256 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.35B — down 33% from $2.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new SH positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $28M. The largest seller was L & S Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $67M sold.

  • 256 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q4 2022, up from 255 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q4 2022, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q4 2022 and 59 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q4 2022 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q4 2022 was L & S Advisors, an estimated $67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.