ProShares Short S&P500
133 hedge funds and large institutions have $444M invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
146% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 13
86% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 13 (+6)
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 31
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 114 → 133 (+19)
0.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.83% → 5.65% (-0.18%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $457M → $444M (-$12.7M)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.1M | Put options by funds: $46.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$9.7M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$9.47M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.61M |
| 4 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
+$5.73M |
| 5 |
CWP
Capital Wealth Planning
Naples,
Florida
|
+$4.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
-$49.5M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.82M |
| 3 |
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$6.01M |
| 4 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$5.39M |
| 5 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
-$3.04M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
133 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $444M — down 2.8% from $457M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new SH positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.7M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $49.5M.
- 133 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q2 2017, up from 114 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $444M of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q2 2017, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q2 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q2 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $49.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.