ProShares Short S&P500
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $430M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
302% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.22M | Put options by funds: $1.05M
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 95 → 103 (+8)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 30
0.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.34% → 3.37% (+0.03%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $438M → $430M (-$7.88M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$28.1M |
| 2 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$8.84M |
| 3 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$8.39M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$8.37M |
| 5 |
LI
Longer Investments
Fayetteville,
Arkansas
|
+$8.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$40M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$10M |
| 3 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$9.94M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.67M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.35M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
103 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $430M — down 1.8% from $438M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SH positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.1M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, cutting an estimated $40M.
- 103 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q3 2014, up from 95 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $430M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q3 2014, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q3 2014 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $28.1M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q3 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $40M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.