ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 5
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 35 (+7)
0.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.04% → 0.03% (-0.01%)
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $84.2M | Put options by funds: $153M
48% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $111M → $57.6M (-$53.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$5.05M |
| 2 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$3.03M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.46M |
| 4 |
MWP
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.37M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$57.9M |
| 2 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
-$2.1M |
| 3 |
PSC
Piper Sandler & Co
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.71M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.33M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.31M |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
35 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $57.6M — down 48% from $111M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SPXU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Randolph Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.05M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $57.9M.
- 35 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2015, up from 28 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $57.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2015, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2015 was Randolph Company, an estimated $5.05M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $57.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.