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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 62 (-13)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $161M

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $1.01B (-$1.09B)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 26

91% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 1 (-10)

177.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,337.86% → 1,160.42% (-177%)

Holders
62
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-17.33%
% of All Funds
2.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-90.91%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
10
Reduced
26
Closed
27
Calls
$114M
Puts
$161M
Net Calls
-$47M
Net Calls Change
-$36.4M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$14.4M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$2.58M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$2.01M
4
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
+$1.26M
5
HJMC
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
+$837K

Top Sellers

1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$722M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$93.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$61.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$57.9M
5
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$42.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
26
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$585K +$11.4K +2,176 +2%
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$541K -$3.01K -576 -0.6%
FNBTCON
28
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$530K -$41K -7,840 -7%
TH
29
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$525K -$2.92M -557,936 -85%
RCM
30
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$516K +$511K +97,600 New
U
31
UBS
Switzerland
$490K +$337K +64,352 +227%
WBG
32
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$474K – – –
VKH
33
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$463K +$458K +87,488 New
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$405K +$309K +59,072 +334%
GA
35
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$382K – – –
ACP
36
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$362K +$358K +68,400 New
PCM
37
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$360K +$356K +68,000 New
William Blair & Company
38
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$289K -$62.8K -12,000 -18%
CDH
39
Charles D. Hyman
$262K – – –
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$232K +$230K +44,000 New
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$221K -$251 -48 -0.1%
NA
42
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$204K +$202K +38,528 New
BRWA
43
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$162K -$4.08M -780,064 -96%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$102K -$185K -35,424 -65%
KPCM
45
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$93K – – –
FANJ
46
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$88K – – –
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$87K +$2.09K +400 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$87K +$86.1K +16,464 New
WA
49
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$71K +$70.3K +13,440 New
LWA
50
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$60K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

62 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.01B — down 52% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $722M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2013, down from 75 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2013, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $722M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.