ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
113% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $9.52M
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.4M → $35.9M (+$6.49M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
+$2.51M |
| 2 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$2.3M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.36M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$917K |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$793K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.43M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$862K |
| 3 |
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
|
-$690K |
| 4 |
SRC
Stone Run Capital
New York
|
-$524K |
| 5 |
AAA
Adams Asset Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$482K |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
35 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $35.9M — up 22% from $29.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SPXU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.51M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.43M sold.
- 35 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2017, up from 34 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $35.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $2.51M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2017 was DRW Securities, an estimated $1.43M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.