ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
181% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.5M | Put options by funds: $23.6M
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.04% → 0.05% (+0.01%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.7M → $26.3M (-$459K)
19% less funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 25 (-6)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.43M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.31M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.85M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.57M |
| 5 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$956K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
-$2.86M |
| 2 |
MG
Meditor Group
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$2.73M |
| 3 |
TMC
Trellus Management Company
Delray Beach,
Florida
|
-$2.68M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.34M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.13M |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
25 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $26.3M — down 1.7% from $26.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of SPXU and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, adding an estimated $3.43M. The largest seller was SCP Investment, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.86M sold.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2019, down from 31 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $26.3M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2019, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $3.43M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2019 was SCP Investment, an estimated $2.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.