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ProShares Short S&P500
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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $424M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.82M | Put options by funds: $1.51M

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 142 (+6)

1.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.07% → 6% (-1.1%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $551M → $424M (-$127M)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 53

Holders
142
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.41%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
32
Increased
29
Reduced
53
Closed
25
Calls
$1.82M
Puts
$1.51M
Net Calls
+$310K
Net Calls Change
+$319K

Top Buyers

1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$48.7M
2
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
+$9.5M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$7.4M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.26M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$4.35M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$74.8M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$41M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$15.5M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$10.9M
5
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
-$8.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SA
26
Sicart Associates
New York
$2.2M -$16.9K -167 -0.7%
JWS
27
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$1.96M +$383K +3,791 +23%
OC
28
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$1.96M -$331K -3,273 -14%
GA
29
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$1.92M +$2.02M +20,000 New
ACM
30
Ategra Capital Management
Virginia
$1.86M -$59.9K -593 -3%
NHC
31
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$1.8M – – –
KA
32
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.65M +$1.27M +12,551 +274%
SNB
33
Security National Bank
Nebraska
$1.61M +$1.03M +10,230 +157%
VF
34
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.55M +$1.25M +12,361 +329%
BA
35
Bennicas & Associates
California
$1.51M -$634K -6,275 -29%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$1.48M +$1.25M +12,420 +422%
GCGDR
37
Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos
Brazil
$1.45M +$1.52M +15,072 +31,400%
TSS
38
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.42M +$1.13M +11,232 +319%
LWM
39
Lionsbridge Wealth Management
Florida
$1.37M +$1.44M +14,301 New
RHBC
40
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$1.32M +$1.39M +13,750 New
SAM
41
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$1.29M +$302K +2,987 +29%
BA
42
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$1.23M +$202 +2 +0%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.2M -$12.5K -124 -1%
CG
44
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$780K +7,724 +191%
GI
45
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.1M – – –
Jane Street
46
Jane Street
New York
$1.09M +$1.14M +11,329 New
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M +$38.3K +379 +4%
EP
48
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$1.02M -$20.2K -200 -2%
DI
49
DFPG Investments
Utah
$1.02M -$272K -2,690 -20%
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$1.01M -$1.18M -11,667 -52%
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SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

142 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $424M — down 23% from $551M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new SH positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $48.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $74.8M.

  • 142 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q4 2019, up from 136 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $424M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q4 2019, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q4 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q4 2019 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $48.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $74.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.