ProShares Short S&P500
146 hedge funds and large institutions have $651M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
156% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.9M | Put options by funds: $5.02M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 22
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 139 → 146 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 6.49% → 5.99% (-0.5%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 45
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $723M → $651M (-$72.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SGAM
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$17.3M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.33M |
| 3 |
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
+$4.04M |
| 4 |
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$2.68M |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$13.7M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.2M |
| 4 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
-$7.18M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.09M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
146 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $651M — down 10% from $723M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new SH positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Steinberg Global Asset Management, adding an estimated $17.3M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.2M sold.
- 146 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q3 2016, up from 139 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $651M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q3 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q3 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q3 2016 was Steinberg Global Asset Management, an estimated $17.3M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $25.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.