ProShares Short S&P500
131 hedge funds and large institutions have $716M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
1,406% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.9M | Put options by funds: $1.39M
308% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 13
86% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 13 (+6)
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 24
62% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $441M → $716M (+$275M)
44% more funds holding
Funds holding: 91 → 131 (+40)
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.51% → 4.29% (+0.77%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$46.5M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$42.1M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$34M |
| 4 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$26.8M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$25.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$36.6M |
| 2 |
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$18.2M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.1M |
| 4 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.45M |
| 5 |
JPC
Jackson Park Capital
Alpine,
Utah
|
-$4.27M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
131 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $716M — up 62% from $441M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new SH positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $46.5M. The largest seller was Comerica Bank, cutting an estimated $36.6M.
- 131 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q3 2015, up from 91 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $716M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q3 2015, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $46.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q3 2015 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $36.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.