ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 26 (+1)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.04% → 0.01% (-0.02%)
48% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $54.8M → $28.6M (-$26.2M)
87% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.4M | Put options by funds: $149M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$5.04M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.38M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.28M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.23M |
| 5 |
GA
GFS Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
+$338K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$15.4M |
| 2 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
-$14.6M |
| 3 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$1.93M |
| 4 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
-$1.6M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$775K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
HNB
27
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| $10K | -$13.5K | -1 | Closed |
|
28
Walleye Trading
New York
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
ASN
29
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
HCM
30
Highlander Capital Management
Short Hills,
New Jersey
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
GIM
31
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$15.4M | -1,804 | Closed |
|
|
VCAM
32
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
| – | -$14.6M | -1,015 | Closed |
|
|
33
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$775K | -54 | Closed |
|
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$282K | -20 | Closed |
|
|
BHA
35
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
| – | -$275K | -19 | Closed |
|
|
SRC
36
Stone Run Capital
New York
| – | -$227K | -13 | Closed |
|
37
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$18K | -1 | Closed |
|
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
26 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $28.6M — down 48% from $54.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SPXU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.04M. The largest seller was Guild Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.
- 26 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q2 2015, up from 25 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $28.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q2 2015, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q2 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.04M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q2 2015 was Guild Investment Management, an estimated $15.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.