ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
43 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.8M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
144% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9
34% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 43 (+11)
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.01% (-0%)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 8
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $37.6M → $27.8M (-$9.76M)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.9M | Put options by funds: $22.2M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.01M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.85M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.76M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.36M |
| 5 |
AAA
Adams Asset Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$788K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$9.81M |
| 2 |
HCM
HM Capital Management
Clayton,
Missouri
|
-$2.86M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.45M |
| 4 |
CHAM
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$1.74M |
| 5 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
-$1.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MC
51
Moors & Cabot
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$556K | -60 | Closed |
|
|
AFP
52
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| – | -$299K | -32 | Closed |
|
|
CG
53
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$116K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
USGIU
54
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$74K | -8 | Closed |
|
55
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$1K | – | – |
|
|
TCM
56
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$2K | – | – |
|
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
43 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $27.8M — down 26% from $37.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SPXU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $3.01M. The largest seller was Randolph Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.81M sold.
- 43 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2016, up from 32 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $27.8M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2016, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.01M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2016 was Randolph Company, an estimated $9.81M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.