ProShares Short S&P500
96 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
664% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.32M | Put options by funds: $696K
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $313M → $482M (+$169M)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 9 (+3)
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 23
1.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.56% → 3.77% (+1.2%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 95 → 96 (+1)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 20
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$27.2M |
| 3 |
GC
Gratia Capital
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$17.9M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$15.5M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COI
Connable Office Inc
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
|
-$7.67M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$6.4M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.2M |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.02M |
| 5 |
SGAM
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
-$2.43M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
96 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $482M — up 54% from $313M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SH positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 31 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aviance Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Connable Office Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.67M sold.
- 96 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q1 2014, up from 95 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $482M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q1 2014, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q1 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q1 2014 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q1 2014 was Connable Office Inc, an estimated $7.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.