ProShares Short S&P500
116 hedge funds and large institutions have $719M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
174% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.3M | Put options by funds: $2.3M
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 13 (+2)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $665M → $719M (+$53.9M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 114 → 116 (+2)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 21
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.06% → 4.46% (+0.4%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 36
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$36.4M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$29.8M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$19.9M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$8.7M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$9.81M |
| 2 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.58M |
| 3 |
CPS
Counsel Portfolio Services
Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.13M |
| 4 |
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$6.67M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$4.57M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
116 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $719M — up 8.1% from $665M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SH positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $36.4M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $9.81M.
- 116 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q3 2013, up from 114 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $719M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q3 2013, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q3 2013 and 21 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $36.4M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q3 2013 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $9.81M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.