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ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $9.52M

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.4M → $35.9M (+$6.49M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7

Holders
35
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
0.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
6
Reduced
7
Closed
14
Calls
$20.3M
Puts
$9.52M
Net Calls
+$10.8M
Net Calls Change
-$3.67M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.51M
2
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
+$2.3M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.36M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$917K
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$793K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$1.43M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$862K
3
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
-$690K
4
SRC
Stone Run Capital
New York
-$524K
5
AAA
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
-$482K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VHAM
26
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$114K -$125K -25 -50%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$19K +$19.9K +4 New
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Florida
$11K – – –
US Bancorp
29
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$10K – – –
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10K +$9.97K +2 New
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7K – – –
TWA
32
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$5K – – –
VNA
33
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
PWM
34
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$2K +$4.99K +1 New
Walleye Trading
35
Walleye Trading
New York
$121 -$110K -22 -45%
DS
36
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$1.43M -260 Closed
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$862K -173 Closed
EDRH
38
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
– -$690K -125 Closed
SRC
39
Stone Run Capital
New York
– -$524K -95 Closed
AAA
40
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
– -$482K -88 Closed
CHAM
41
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$310K -56 Closed
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$249K -45 Closed
CG
43
Cutler Group
California
– -$174K -35 Closed
DWM
44
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
– -$165K -30 Closed
UBS Group
45
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$105K -21 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$9K -2 Closed
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$8K -1 Closed
HR
48
Howe & Rusling
New York
– -$7K -1 Closed
JAM
49
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
– -$3K -1 Closed
LF
50
Lee Financial
Texas
– -$2K – –
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SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

35 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $35.9M — up 22% from $29.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SPXU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.51M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.43M sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2017, up from 34 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $35.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $2.51M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2017 was DRW Securities, an estimated $1.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.