ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $66M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
396% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.4M | Put options by funds: $6.33M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 5
85% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.7M → $66M (+$30.3M)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 32 (+1)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.02% → 0.03% (+0.01%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$16.9M |
| 2 |
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
|
+$15.9M |
| 3 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$6.46M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.14M |
| 5 |
T
TradeWorx
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$847K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
-$1.48M |
| 2 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
-$1.09M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$856K |
| 4 |
TF
Trutina Financial
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$583K |
| 5 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$561K |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
32 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $66M — up 85% from $35.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SPXU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was Avalon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.48M.
- 32 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q2 2014, up from 31 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $66M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q2 2014, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q2 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q2 2014 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $16.9M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q2 2014 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $1.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.