ProShares Short S&P500
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.
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%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$23.5M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$20.2M |
| 3 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$11.7M |
| 4 |
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$9.3M |
| 5 |
PCM
Peak Capital Management
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
+$8.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$7.18M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.3M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.21M |
| 4 |
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$3.65M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.37M |
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.