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ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500

25 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

181% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.5M | Put options by funds: $23.6M

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.04%0.05% (+0.01%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.7M → $26.3M (-$459K)

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3125 (-6)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
25
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-19.35%
% of All Funds
0.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
6
Reduced
3
Closed
18
Calls
$66.5M
Puts
$23.6M
Net Calls
+$42.9M
Net Calls Change
+$17.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PCM
1
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.89M +$8.03M +3,444 New
Citadel Advisors
2
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.24M +$833K +357 +20%
IMC Chicago
3
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$3.34M +$3.43M +1,469 +735%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$2.84M +$3.31M +1,418 New
Simplex Trading
5
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.59M +$1.85M +794 New
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.35M +$1.57M +675 New
Truist Financial
7
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$821K +$956K +410 New
TRCT
8
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$724K -$2.13M -913 -72%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$713K -$921K -395 -53%
TSS
10
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$661K +$79.3K +34 +11%
BRWA
11
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$570K +$663K +284 New
IC
12
Inscription Capital
Texas
$567K +$660K +283 New
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$405K +$308K +132 +189%
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$378K +$441K +189 New
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$233K +$271K +116 New
Wolverine Trading
16
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$227K -$180K -77 -41%
BFWA
17
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$201K
Walleye Trading
18
Walleye Trading
New York
$156K +$112K +48 +160%
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$141K +$166K +71 New
William Blair & Company
20
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$64K
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56K +$16.3K +7 +33%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$54K +$63K +27 New
AIC
23
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$30K
SFS
24
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$11K +$14K +6 New
RE
25
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$1.02K

SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

25 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $26.3M — down 1.7% from $26.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of SPXU and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, adding an estimated $3.43M. The largest seller was SCP Investment, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.86M sold.

  • 25 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q4 2019, down from 31 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $26.3M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q4 2019, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q4 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $3.43M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q4 2019 was SCP Investment, an estimated $2.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.