ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.1M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
165% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40M | Put options by funds: $15.1M
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 13
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 75 (+10)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.05% → 0.05% (+0%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $53.9M → $45.1M (-$8.73M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.76M |
| 2 |
DS
Dudley & Shanley
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$2.67M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.63M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.16M |
| 5 |
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.83M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.76M |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.42M |
| 3 |
JSMC
Jess S. Morgan & Co
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.93M |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.01M |
| 5 |
HCM
HM Capital Management
Clayton,
Missouri
|
-$1.73M |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
75 of the 4,970 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $45.1M — down 16% from $53.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SPXU positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cutler Group, adding an estimated $2.76M. The largest seller was Prentice Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.76M.
- 75 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q3 2020, up from 65 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $45.1M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q3 2020, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q3 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2020 was Cutler Group, an estimated $2.76M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q3 2020 was Prentice Capital Management, an estimated $3.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.