ProShares Short S&P500
145 hedge funds and large institutions have $839M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
114% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 21
75% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $478M → $839M (+$361M)
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 31
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 122 → 145 (+23)
0.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.6% → 4.28% (+0.68%)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.75M | Put options by funds: $4.87M
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 12 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$124M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$76.8M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$48M |
| 4 |
SFM
Stack Financial Management
Whitefish,
Montana
|
+$45M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$32.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
-$14.6M |
| 2 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$8.08M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5.21M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.48M |
| 5 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
-$3.97M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
145 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $839M — up 75% from $478M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new SH positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $124M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $14.6M.
- 145 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q1 2016, up from 122 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $839M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q1 2016, up 75% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q1 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $124M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q1 2016 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $14.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.