ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.7M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
396% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.35M | Put options by funds: $1.68M
314% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.62M → $35.7M (+$27.1M)
220% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5
55% more funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 31 (+11)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0.02% (+0.02%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$19.9M |
| 2 |
MP
Manifold Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.18M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.26M |
| 4 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
+$1.19M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$924K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$754K |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$738K |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$535K |
| 4 |
AC
Altus Capital
Mayfield Heights,
Ohio
|
-$392K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$376K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HCM
26
Highlander Capital Management
Short Hills,
New Jersey
| $42.1K | -$48.6K | -2 | -50% |
|
|
WRM
27
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| $28K | +$24.3K | +1 | New |
|
28
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $22K | – | – | – |
|
29
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $16K | +$24.3K | +1 | New |
|
|
FNBT
30
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Fort Myers,
Florida
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
31
Walleye Trading
New York
| $28 | -$292K | -12 | -92% |
|
|
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$738K | -31 | Closed |
|
|
U
33
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$535K | -22 | Closed |
|
|
AC
34
Altus Capital
Mayfield Heights,
Ohio
| – | -$392K | -16 | Closed |
|
|
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$376K | -16 | Closed |
|
36
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$170K | -7 | Closed |
|
37
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$2K | – | – |
|
|
RFA
38
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| – | -$5K | – | – |
|
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
31 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $35.7M — up 314% from $8.62M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SPXU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.9M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $754K.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q1 2014, up from 20 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $35.7M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q1 2014, up 314% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q1 2014 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $19.9M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q1 2014 was Timber Hill, an estimated $754K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.