ProShares Short S&P500
101 hedge funds and large institutions have $422M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
294% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.83M | Put options by funds: $1.23M
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.37% → 3.96% (+0.6%)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $430M → $422M (-$8.1M)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 101 (-2)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$38.1M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$7.68M |
| 3 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$6.92M |
| 4 |
I2I
Insight 2811 Inc
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.38M |
| 5 |
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Worcester,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$37.1M |
| 2 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$28.1M |
| 3 |
FM
Foster & Motley
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$10.8M |
| 4 |
LI
Longer Investments
Fayetteville,
Arkansas
|
-$8.3M |
| 5 |
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
|
-$7.74M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
101 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $422M — down 1.9% from $430M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in SH was balanced in Q4 2014: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 28 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Comerica Bank, adding an estimated $38.1M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $37.1M.
- 101 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q4 2014, down from 103 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $422M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q4 2014, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q4 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q4 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $38.1M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $37.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.