ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.8M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
188% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.4M | Put options by funds: $8.45M
0.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.61% → 0.38% (-0.23%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 54 (-8)
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 23
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
55% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $123M → $55.8M (-$67.5M)
65% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 20
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$29.1M |
| 2 |
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
Carlsbad,
California
|
+$5.34M |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.83M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$4.81M |
| 5 |
JF
Jump Financial
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
-$66.2M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12.6M |
| 3 |
LG
Lane Generational
Dover,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.46M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.24M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.21M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$741 | -3 | Closed |
|
|
WWP
77
WR Wealth Planners
Columbia,
Missouri
| – | -$478 | -2 | Closed |
|
|
EWA
78
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$270 | -1 | Closed |
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SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
54 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $55.8M — down 55% from $123M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of SPXU and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.1M. The largest seller was GTS Securities, cutting an estimated $66.2M.
- 54 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2023, down from 62 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $55.8M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2023, down 55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2023 and 23 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $29.1M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2023 was GTS Securities, an estimated $66.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.