ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.7M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
372% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.8M | Put options by funds: $6.52M
178% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 9
77% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.1M → $72.7M (+$31.6M)
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 9
36% more funds holding
Funds holding: 44 → 60 (+16)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.4% → 0.5% (+0.11%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$8.8M |
| 2 |
CCA
Cadent Capital Advisors
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$8.04M |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.04M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.75M |
| 5 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$2.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.7M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$4.22M |
| 3 |
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.83M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.28M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.06M |
SPXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
60 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $72.7M — up 77% from $41.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new SPXU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prentice Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.8M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.7M sold.
- 60 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (SPXU) as of Q1 2022, up from 44 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $72.7M of ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 stock for Q1 2022, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 positions in Q1 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 buyer in Q1 2022 was Prentice Capital Management, an estimated $8.8M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 seller in Q1 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.