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ProShares Short S&P500
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256 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.84M | Put options by funds: $2.81M

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 59

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 255 → 256 (+1)

2.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.04% → 10.7% (-2.3%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 84

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.01B → $1.35B (-$665M)

34% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 → 35 (-18)

Holders
256
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
-18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.96%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
64
Increased
73
Reduced
84
Closed
59
Calls
$7.84M
Puts
$2.81M
Net Calls
+$5.02M
Net Calls Change
-$18.9M

Top Buyers

1
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$28M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$25.7M
3
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$16.2M
4
PG
Prostatis Group
Maryland
+$9.7M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$9.22M

Top Sellers

1
LSA
L & S Advisors
California
-$67M
2
IAN
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
-$54.1M
3
RCS
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
-$38.1M
4
PWS
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
-$36.2M
5
MSR
Main Street Research
Connecticut
-$33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WDC
126
Woodward Diversified Capital
California
$826K -$170K -2,644 -17%
SAMT
127
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$802K – – –
Goldman Sachs
128
Goldman Sachs
New York
$802K – – –
SWP
129
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$766K +$116K +1,807 +18%
KWM
130
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$760K -$16K -250 -2%
FSA
131
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$754K +$754K +11,759 New
CBFP
132
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$739K – – –
BFA
133
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$722K +$722K +11,263 New
DS
134
DRW Securities
Illinois
$676K -$317K -4,940 -32%
AAM
135
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$640K – – –
SC
136
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$637K +$637K +9,931 New
Bank of New York Mellon
137
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$619K -$8.01K -125 -1%
SS
138
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$613K +$330K +5,152 +117%
RCS
139
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$613K -$38.1M -594,314 -98%
SC
140
Sepio Capital
Utah
$609K -$160K -2,500 -21%
EP
141
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$609K -$11.2K -175 -2%
WAM
142
WNY Asset Management
New York
$581K +$19.3K +301 +3%
WI
143
Wedgewood Investors
Pennsylvania
$579K +$579K +9,025 New
AAMA
144
Advanced Asset Management Advisors
Ohio
$545K – – –
CP
145
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$541K +$541K +8,431 New
MFA
146
Mayflower Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$531K – – –
VHAM
147
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$519K -$81.6K -1,273 -14%
VCM
148
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$513K -$1.39M -21,751 -73%
TFA
149
Teamwork Financial Advisors
Texas
$507K +$67.6K +1,054 +15%
CFO
150
CVA Family Office
Colorado
$504K +$504K +7,858 New
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SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

256 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.35B — down 33% from $2.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new SH positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $28M. The largest seller was L & S Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $67M sold.

  • 256 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q4 2022, up from 255 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q4 2022, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q4 2022 and 59 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q4 2022 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q4 2022 was L & S Advisors, an estimated $67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.