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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $443M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

146% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 13

86% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 13 (+6)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 31

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114 → 133 (+19)

0.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.83% → 5.65% (-0.18%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $455M → $443M (-$12.3M)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36M | Put options by funds: $46.9M

Holders
133
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+85.71%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
32
Increased
42
Reduced
31
Closed
13
Calls
$36M
Puts
$46.9M
Net Calls
-$10.8M
Net Calls Change
+$3.56M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$9.7M
2
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$9.47M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$7.61M
4
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
+$5.73M
5
CWP
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
+$4.85M

Top Sellers

1
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
-$49.5M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$6.82M
3
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
-$6.01M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$5.39M
5
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
-$3.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
126
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$6K +$5.97K +44 New
AAP
127
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$3K – – –
EA
128
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$3K +$3.39K +25 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
129
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K +$3.39K +25 New
EDRH
130
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2K – – –
Walleye Trading
131
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.28K -$400K -2,950 -24%
PNC Financial Services Group
132
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
133
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$67 – – –
HighTower Advisors
134
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.61M -11,658 Closed
HF
135
HRT Financial
New York
– -$503K -3,646 Closed
Comerica Bank
136
Comerica Bank
Texas
– -$422K -3,099 Closed
CG
137
Cutler Group
California
– -$363K -2,677 Closed
WI
138
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
– -$269K -1,953 Closed
ACP
139
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
– -$265K -1,921 Closed
SFWA
140
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
– -$227K -1,647 Closed
First Manhattan
141
First Manhattan
New York
– -$112K -813 Closed
PSUF
142
People's United Financial
Connecticut
– -$29K -213 Closed
HCM
143
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$26K -188 Closed
PA
144
Parallel Advisors
California
– -$8K -60 Closed
CIM
145
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$6K -46 Closed
WEC
146
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
– -$1.73K -13 Closed
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SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

133 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $443M — down 2.7% from $455M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new SH positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.7M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $49.5M.

  • 133 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q2 2017, up from 114 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $443M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q2 2017, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q2 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q2 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $49.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.