ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.1M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
86% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7
75% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 4
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 29 (+5)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.5M → $30.1M (+$2.65M)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.05% → 0.06% (+0%)
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.8M | Put options by funds: $34.5M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$3.44M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.57M |
| 3 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
+$2.14M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.94M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.69M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
-$5.21M |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.59M |
| 3 |
CC
Covalis Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.11M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.02M |
| 5 |
CCP
Cyrus Capital Partners
New York
|
-$789K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIC
26
Archer Investment Corporation
Carmel,
Indiana
| $42K | – | – | – |
|
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $29K | – | – | – |
|
|
FANJ
28
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $17K | +$17.9K | +6 | New |
|
|
RE
29
RBC Europe
London,
United Kingdom
| $1.42K | – | – | – |
|
|
ACM
30
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
| – | -$5.21M | -1,651 | Closed |
|
|
DS
31
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$2.59M | -820 | Closed |
|
|
32
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$1.02M | -322 | Closed |
|
|
CCP
33
Cyrus Capital Partners
New York
| – | -$789K | -250 | Closed |
|
|
RHBC
34
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Birmingham,
Michigan
| – | -$244K | -78 | Closed |
|
|
WAS
35
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
Pasadena,
California
| – | -$189K | -60 | Closed |
|
36
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$27K | -9 | Closed |
|
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
29 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $30.1M — up 9.7% from $27.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SPXU positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Suntrust Banks, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.44M. The largest seller was Avalon Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.21M sold.
- 29 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q2 2019, up from 24 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $30.1M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q2 2019, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q2 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q2 2019 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $3.44M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q2 2019 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $5.21M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.