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ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
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32 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 6

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.8M → $37.6M (+$3.75M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.01% (-0%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 32 (-2)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.8M | Put options by funds: $29.3M

Holders
32
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
9
Reduced
6
Closed
13
Calls
$22.8M
Puts
$29.3M
Net Calls
-$6.5M
Net Calls Change
+$62.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RC
Randolph Company
Ohio
+$10.1M
2
HCM
HM Capital Management
Missouri
+$2.93M
3
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$2.51M
4
CHAM
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
+$1.98M
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$1.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EM
Emancipation Management
New York
-$4.22M
2
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$1.68M
3
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
-$1.56M
4
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$1.23M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$724K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
USGIU
26
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$74K +$75.9K +8 New
Creative Planning
27
Creative Planning
Kansas
$56K +$28.5K +3 +100%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$24K +$28.5K +3 New
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
TWA
30
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$9K – – –
HNB
31
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K – – –
JAM
32
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$5K – – –
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K +$9.49K +1 New
HR
34
Howe & Rusling
New York
$4K – – –
TCM
35
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$2K – – –
HCM
36
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$1K – – –
Mariner
37
Mariner
Kansas
$1K – – –
LCM
38
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
– -$5.25M -500 Closed
JG
39
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$1.68M -177 Closed
KC
40
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$1.56M -148 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
41
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$724K -69 Closed
VKH
42
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$717K -68 Closed
RHBC
43
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
– -$630K -60 Closed
N
44
Natixis
France
– -$538K -51 Closed
TH
45
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$345K -33 Closed
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$296K -28 Closed
WAS
47
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$277K -26 Closed
WSCM
48
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
– -$210K -20 Closed
Simplex Trading
49
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$173K -17 Closed
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$141K -13 Closed
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SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

32 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $37.6M — up 11% from $33.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SPXU and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Randolph Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Emancipation Management, cutting an estimated $4.22M.

  • 32 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q3 2016, down from 34 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $37.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q3 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q3 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2016 was Randolph Company, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q3 2016 was Emancipation Management, an estimated $4.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.