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168 hedge funds and large institutions have $318M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.98M | Put options by funds: $4.79M

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.31% → 5.24% (-0.07%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 168 (-10)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $386M → $318M (-$68.3M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 43

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 53

Holders
168
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+57.14%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
34
Increased
38
Reduced
53
Closed
43
Calls
$4.98M
Puts
$4.79M
Net Calls
+$186K
Net Calls Change
-$6.61M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GA
Greenhaven Associates
New York
+$10.8M
2
KIG
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
+$8.99M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$7.86M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$7.22M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$6.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAS
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
-$21.1M
2
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$16.1M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$15.1M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$14.5M
5
TC
Telemus Capital
Michigan
-$5.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPIA
151
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$11.6K – – –
GRP
152
Global Retirement Partners
California
$9K – – –
ST
153
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
PA
154
Parallel Advisors
California
$8K -$52.1K -750 -86%
HWMA
155
Heritage Wealth Management (Arizona)
Arizona
$8K +$8.68K +125 New
BW
156
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$6K +$5.83K +84 New
CFA
157
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3K – – –
BBPWM
158
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
JCM
159
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
AWA
160
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$2K +$972 +14 +50%
HI
161
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2K +$2.15K +31 New
NFSG
162
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$1K -$1.32K -19 -66%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
163
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K – – –
RCM
164
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1K – – –
DWA
165
Dougherty Wealth Advisers
Minnesota
$1K +$555 +8 +133%
BBHC
166
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$503 – – –
FGAM
167
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$339 -$69 -1 -17%
Susquehanna International Group
168
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.44M -35,161 Closed
CS
169
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$2.41M -33,462 Closed
OCM
170
Orser Capital Management
Texas
– -$1.99M -27,645 Closed
NL
171
NKCFO LLC
Illinois
– -$1.83M -25,500 Closed
LWM
172
Lionsbridge Wealth Management
Florida
– -$1.27M -17,745 Closed
WP
173
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
– -$1.18M -16,375 Closed
SPL
174
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
– -$1.03M -14,375 Closed
BCI
175
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$985K -13,698 Closed
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SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

168 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $318M — down 18% from $386M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of SH and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.

The largest buyer was Greenhaven Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Annex Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $21.1M.

  • 168 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q1 2021, down from 178 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $318M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q1 2021, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q1 2021 and 43 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q1 2021 was Greenhaven Associates, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q1 2021 was Annex Advisory Services, an estimated $21.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.