ProShares Short S&P500
205 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.31B invested in ProShares Short S&P500 in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
525% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 25 (+21)
208% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $424M → $1.31B (+$881M)
203% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 33
67% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.5M | Put options by funds: $15.3M
46% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 37
44% more funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 205 (+63)
5.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 6% → 11.11% (+5.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$142M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$88.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$71M |
| 5 |
AAS
Annex Advisory Services
Brookfield,
Wisconsin
|
+$56.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFIC
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
Walnut Creek,
California
|
-$21.1M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$17.7M |
| 3 |
NC
Naman Capital
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$15.6M |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.4M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
-$9.04M |
SH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
205 of the 4,547 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.31B — up 208% from $424M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new SH positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 67 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baird Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $142M. The largest seller was Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.1M sold.
- 205 institutional investors held ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) as of Q1 2020, up from 142 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $1.31B of ProShares Short S&P500 stock for Q1 2020, up 208% quarter-over-quarter.
- 100 funds opened new ProShares Short S&P500 positions in Q1 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of +67 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 buyer in Q1 2020 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $142M added.
- The largest ProShares Short S&P500 seller in Q1 2020 was Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, an estimated $21.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.