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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
DDPIC
51
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$788K +$354K +3,000 +86%
TSS
52
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$784K -$620K -5,258 -45%
PAS
53
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$709K +$404K +3,425 +141%
SWM
54
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$698K +$679K +5,756 New
KWM
55
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$621K +$604K +5,125 New
BBHC
56
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$606K – – –
1IA
57
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$588K +$571K +4,848 New
CAN
58
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$570K +$554K +4,700 New
PFA
59
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$561K – – –
AI
60
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$560K +$544K +4,618 New
ATC
61
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$546K – – –
Bank of Montreal
62
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$542K – – –
IP
63
Intellectus Partners
California
$485K +$354K +3,000 +300%
VWA
64
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$469K – – –
GP
65
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$466K +$472 +4 +0.1%
BCP
66
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$466K +$122K +1,035 +37%
JG
67
Jefferies Group
New York
$457K – – –
Walleye Trading
68
Walleye Trading
New York
$428K -$869K -7,375 -68%
VF
69
Virtu Financial
New York
$408K -$2.26M -19,208 -85%
Bank of New York Mellon
70
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$393K -$235K -1,993 -38%
CA
71
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$387K +$707 +6 +0.2%
ACM
72
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$375K +$365K +3,097 New
PAG
73
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$350K +$136K +1,156 +67%
AG
74
Advisor Group
Arizona
$314K -$16.4K -139 -5%
IA
75
IFP Advisors
Florida
$284K – – –
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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.