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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $355M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,000% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 11 (+10)

288% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.3M | Put options by funds: $10.4M

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 20

51% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $236M → $355M (+$120M)

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 22

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 123 (+8)

1.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.13% → 5.83% (+1.7%)

Holders
123
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.96%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1,000%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
31
Increased
42
Reduced
20
Closed
22
Calls
$40.3M
Puts
$10.4M
Net Calls
+$29.9M
Net Calls Change
-$8.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$23.5M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$20.2M
3
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
+$11.7M
4
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
+$9.3M
5
PCM
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
+$8.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$7.18M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.3M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.21M
4
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
-$3.65M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
26
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3M +$2.92M +24,742 New
SPC
27
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.94M +$2.86M +24,275 New
NHC
28
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$2.84M +$300K +2,541 +12%
LWA
29
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$2.39M +$2.31M +19,563 +13,218%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$2.32M -$4.3M -36,465 -66%
JWS
31
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$2.32M +$25K +212 +1%
BC
32
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.08M +$236 +2 +0%
BA
33
Bennicas & Associates
California
$1.95M +$1.9M +16,100 New
SAM
34
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$1.85M +$638K +5,409 +55%
OC
35
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$1.83M +$162K +1,375 +10%
UAS
36
United Asset Strategies
New York
$1.82M +$133K +1,127 +8%
GC
37
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$1.7M +$1.65M +13,999 New
CHA
38
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$1.61M -$126K -1,066 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$1.37M +11,597 New
BG
40
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$1.38M -$2.02M -17,160 -60%
AA
41
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.38M -$14K -119 -1%
EP
42
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$1.33M – – –
Baird Financial Group
43
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.26M +$10.8K +92 +0.9%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
44
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.19M -$7.18M -60,905 -86%
SGAM
45
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$1.19M -$171K -1,450 -13%
SMFG
46
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$1.11M – – –
BFG
47
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$935K +$909K +7,714 New
PWM
48
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$885K +$856K +7,266 +20,183%
CWP
49
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$873K +$552K +4,682 +182%
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$819K -$59.1K -501 -7%
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SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

123 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $355M — up 51% from $236M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new SH positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $23.5M. The largest seller was Mirae Asset Global Investments, cutting an estimated $7.18M.

  • 123 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q1 2018, up from 115 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $355M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q1 2018, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q1 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $23.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q1 2018 was Mirae Asset Global Investments, an estimated $7.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.