ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.8M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
132% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.6M → $54.8M (+$31.2M)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.02% → 0.04% (+0.02%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 25 (-1)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $72M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$26.7M |
| 2 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
+$8.51M |
| 3 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$7.75M |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.04M |
| 5 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
+$2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.89M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.82M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.47M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.01M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$577K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ASN
26
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
HCM
27
Highlander Capital Management
Short Hills,
New Jersey
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$1.82M | -120 | Closed |
|
|
VF
29
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$1.47M | -97 | Closed |
|
|
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.01M | -67 | Closed |
|
|
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$577K | -38 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$333K | -22 | Closed |
|
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$266K | -18 | Closed |
|
|
BKBG
34
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Brussels,
Belgium
| – | -$53K | -4 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
| – | -$9.13K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
FNBT
36
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Fort Myers,
Florida
| – | -$10K | -1 | Closed |
|
37
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$14.8K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
38
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$14.8K | -1 | Closed |
|
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
25 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $54.8M — up 132% from $23.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SPXU and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Guild Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.89M.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q1 2015, down from 26 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $54.8M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q1 2015, up 132% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q1 2015 was Guild Investment Management, an estimated $26.7M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.89M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.