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ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

438% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35M | Put options by funds: $6.51M

300% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.8M → $123M (+$92.5M)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.14% → 0.61% (+0.47%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 62 (-7)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
62
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-10.14%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
12
Closed
17
Calls
$35M
Puts
$6.51M
Net Calls
+$28.5M
Net Calls Change
+$11.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GS
GTS Securities
New York
+$65.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.4M
3
LG
Lane Generational
Massachusetts
+$3.99M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$3.02M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$2.25M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$2.51M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$1.72M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.63M
4
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
-$1.29M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NCM
51
Northwest Capital Management
Oregon
$2.39K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
52
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K – – –
William Blair & Company
53
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.91K – – –
FDCDDQ
54
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.19K +$1.07K +5 New
PFA
55
Pathway Financial Advisers
Indiana
$1.18K +$1.07K +5 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
56
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.09K +$1.07K +5 New
UBS Group
57
UBS Group
Switzerland
$741 -$442K -2,068 -100%
ACA
58
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$741 – – –
Bank of Montreal
59
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$650 – – –
WWP
60
WR Wealth Planners
Missouri
$478 – – –
S
61
SignatureFD
Georgia
$382 – – –
EWA
62
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$270 – – –
HNB
63
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$39 – – –
Fidelity Investments
64
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$24 – – –
IMC Chicago
65
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$2.51M -11,755 Closed
IAN
66
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
– -$535K -2,510 Closed
APSI
67
Asset Planning Services Inc
Louisiana
– -$426K -2,000 Closed
IFAM
68
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
– -$355K -1,665 Closed
WWM
69
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
– -$351K -1,647 Closed
HT
70
HAP Trading
New York
– -$337K -1,573 Closed
Barclays
71
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$294K -1,380 Closed
IIA
72
IPG Investment Advisors
California
– -$224K -1,050 Closed
Creative Planning
73
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$212K -995 Closed
WDC
74
Woodward Diversified Capital
California
– -$209K -979 Closed
FAG
75
Fortitude Advisory Group
Washington
– -$198K -927 Closed
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SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

62 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $123M — up 300% from $30.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of SPXU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was GTS Securities, adding an estimated $65.4M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.51M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q3 2023, down from 69 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $123M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q3 2023, up 300% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q3 2023 and 17 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2023 was GTS Securities, an estimated $65.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q3 2023 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $2.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.