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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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
MIM
126
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$15K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
127
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14K -$3.54K -35 -20%
KPCM
128
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$14K – – –
MWP
129
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
FHA
130
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
AG
131
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9K -$6.36K -63 -39%
RCM
132
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$5K -$45.4K -450 -90%
ASN
133
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$3K -$27.4K -271 -90%
TI
134
tru Independence
Oregon
$3K +$2.52K +25 New
JCM
135
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
PFGIA
136
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
LWA
137
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2K +$2.22K +22 New
WQ
138
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$1.53K +$1.21M +12,015 New
FGAM
139
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1K -$1.41K -14 -58%
BCM
140
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
– -$3.94M -37,740 Closed
AFC
141
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
– -$2.49M -23,800 Closed
IMC Chicago
142
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$1.65M -15,825 Closed
TC
143
TownSquare Capital
Utah
– -$1.42M -14,039 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
144
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$1.12M -10,700 Closed
LFPWM
145
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
– -$1.06M -10,127 Closed
IA
146
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$892K -8,834 Closed
CA
147
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$837K -7,996 Closed
HF
148
HRT Financial
New York
– -$785K -7,511 Closed
Brown Advisory
149
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$547K -5,236 Closed
VAG
150
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
– -$444K -4,215 Closed
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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.