ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 3
289% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.6M → $111M (+$82.7M)
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 28 (+2)
0.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.04% (+0.03%)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $88.2M | Put options by funds: $209M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$65.2M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.91M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.91M |
| 4 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$2.09M |
| 5 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
+$1.64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$5.37M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$5.26M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.17M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.34M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.28M |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
28 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $111M — up 289% from $28.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SPXU positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $65.2M. The largest seller was Randolph Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.37M sold.
- 28 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q3 2015, up from 26 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $111M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q3 2015, up 289% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q3 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $65.2M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q3 2015 was Randolph Company, an estimated $5.37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.