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ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
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31 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.7M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

396% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.35M | Put options by funds: $1.68M

314% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.62M → $35.7M (+$27.1M)

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

55% more funds holding

Funds holding: 20 → 31 (+11)

0.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0.02% (+0.02%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
31
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+55%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
$8.35M
Puts
$1.68M
Net Calls
+$6.66M
Net Calls Change
+$1.41M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$19.9M
2
MP
Manifold Partners
California
+$4.18M
3
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$1.26M
4
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
+$1.19M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$924K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$754K
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$738K
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$535K
4
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$392K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$376K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Neuberger Berman Group
1
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$18.4M +$19.9M +820 New
MP
2
Manifold Partners
California
$3.85M +$4.18M +172 New
ACM
3
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.11M +$608K +25 +36%
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.3M +$656K +27 +87%
JT
5
Jump Trading
Illinois
$1.16M +$1.26M +52 New
VCAM
6
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.09M +$1.19M +49 New
TH
7
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$952K -$754K -31 -42%
Millennium Management
8
Millennium Management
New York
$856K +$924K +38 New
BHA
9
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$659K +$705K +29 New
TF
10
Trutina Financial
Washington
$583K +$632K +26 New
CA
11
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$561K +$292K +12 +92%
WA
12
WFG Advisors
Texas
$536K +$583K +24 New
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$497K +$194K +8 +57%
CCM
14
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$491K +$535K +22 New
YP
15
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$475K +$511K +21 New
BCM
16
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$421K +$462K +19 New
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$370K +$389K +16 New
SRC
18
Stone Run Capital
New York
$281K – – –
Nomura Holdings
19
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$263K -$97.2K -4 -25%
CT
20
CMT Trading
Illinois
$206K +$219K +9 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$127K -$72.9K -3 -33%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$115K +$122K +5 New
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$106K -$24.3K -1 -17%
BKBG
24
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$79K +$72.9K +3 +300%
ST
25
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$73K – – –
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SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

31 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $35.7M — up 314% from $8.62M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SPXU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.9M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $754K.

  • 31 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q1 2014, up from 20 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $35.7M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q1 2014, up 314% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q1 2014 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $19.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q1 2014 was Timber Hill, an estimated $754K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.