ProShares Short S&P500
122 hedge funds and large institutions have $478M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 13 (0)
0.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.29% → 3.6% (-0.69%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 131 → 122 (-9)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 37
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $716M → $478M (-$237M)
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $3.14M
63% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 56
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SFM
Stack Financial Management
Whitefish,
Montana
|
+$31.2M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$18.5M |
| 3 |
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$11M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$5.22M |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$4.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$54.7M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$50.3M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$32.6M |
| 4 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$25.7M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$12.8M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
122 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $478M — down 33% from $716M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of SH and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.
The largest buyer was Stack Financial Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $54.7M.
- 122 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q4 2015, down from 131 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $478M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q4 2015, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q4 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q4 2015 was Stack Financial Management, an estimated $31.2M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $54.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.