ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.9M | Put options by funds: $55.1M
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.96M → $11.6M (+$1.69M)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 28 (+4)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.02% → 0.02% (+0%)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.41M |
| 2 |
TMC
Trellus Management Company
Delray Beach,
Florida
|
+$1.22M |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$903K |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$851K |
| 5 |
CC
Covalis Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$834K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
-$1M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$827K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$452K |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$403K |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$198K |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
28 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $11.6M — up 17% from $9.96M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SPXU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was SCP Investment, exiting entirely with an estimated $1M sold.
- 28 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q3 2018, up from 24 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $11.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q3 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q3 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.41M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q3 2018 was SCP Investment, an estimated $1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.