ProShares Short S&P500
91 hedge funds and large institutions have $441M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
225% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.19M | Put options by funds: $1.29M
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 20
0.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.15% → 3.51% (-0.64%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 95 → 91 (-4)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $488M → $441M (-$47.3M)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 20
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$31.8M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.2M |
| 3 |
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$18M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.4M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$13.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$65.1M |
| 2 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
-$40.4M |
| 3 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$7.98M |
| 4 |
VAM
Verity Asset Management
Durham,
North Carolina
|
-$7.01M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$5.89M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
91 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $441M — down 9.7% from $488M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of SH and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was Comerica Bank, adding an estimated $31.8M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, cutting an estimated $65.1M.
- 91 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q2 2015, down from 95 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $441M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q2 2015, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q2 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q2 2015 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $31.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q2 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $65.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.