ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.5M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
350% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 2
46% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.8M → $27.5M (+$8.6M)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.04% → 0.05% (+0.01%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 24 (-1)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.7M | Put options by funds: $52.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.23M |
| 2 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
+$4.2M |
| 3 |
MG
Meditor Group
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$3.8M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.97M |
| 5 |
CC
Covalis Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.58M |
| 2 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.25M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$504K |
| 4 |
PBT
Pictet Bank & Trust
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$468K |
| 5 |
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Oakbrook Terrace,
Illinois
|
-$400K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$504K | -109 | Closed |
|
|
HIS
27
Harvest Investment Services
Oakbrook Terrace,
Illinois
| – | -$400K | -101 | Closed |
|
|
PBT
28
Pictet Bank & Trust
Nassau,
Bahamas
| – | -$468K | -101 | Closed |
|
|
VF
29
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$390K | -84 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
30
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$339K | -73 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$310K | -67 | Closed |
|
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
| – | -$212K | -46 | Closed |
|
33
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$140K | -30 | Closed |
|
34
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$23K | -5 | Closed |
|
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
24 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $27.5M — up 46% from $18.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of SPXU and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.23M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $4.58M.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q1 2019, down from 25 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $27.5M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q1 2019, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q1 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q1 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.23M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q1 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.58M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.