ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
65 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
183% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $52.5M | Put options by funds: $18.6M
83% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 12
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 23
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 65 (+4)
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.14% → 0.05% (-0.09%)
61% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $138M → $53.9M (-$84M)
75% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 2 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
+$8.38M |
| 2 |
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$7.42M |
| 3 |
JSMC
Jess S. Morgan & Co
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$3.61M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.52M |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$3.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UTC
Unified Trust Company
Lexington,
Kentucky
|
-$26.9M |
| 2 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$18M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$10.5M |
| 4 |
BL
BCWM LLC
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$6.9M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$5.91M |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
65 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $53.9M — down 61% from $138M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new SPXU positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SCP Investment, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.38M. The largest seller was Unified Trust Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.9M sold.
- 65 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q2 2020, up from 61 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $53.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q2 2020, down 61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q2 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q2 2020 was SCP Investment, an estimated $8.38M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q2 2020 was Unified Trust Company, an estimated $26.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.