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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 14 (+13)

310% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 10

176% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $2.79B (+$1.78B)

81.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1,160.42% → 1,241.97% (+82%)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 14

48% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 92 (+30)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $173M | Put options by funds: $232M

Holders
92
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+48.39%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1,300%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
41
Increased
21
Reduced
14
Closed
10
Calls
$173M
Puts
$232M
Net Calls
-$59.2M
Net Calls Change
-$12.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
+$1.02B
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$119M
3
PI
Placemark Investments
Illinois
+$58M
4
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
+$48.1M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$38.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.65M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$5.63M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.61M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.5M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.81M -$2.06M -352,000 -45%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.47M +$1.44M +245,840 +176%
AT
28
Allston Trading
Illinois
$2.29M +$2.09M +357,216 New
CPSAC
29
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$2.23M +$1.34M +229,520 +194%
AI
30
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.21M +$2.01M +344,000 New
MFO
31
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
$2.05M – – –
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.81M +$1.14M +194,480 +222%
AMG
33
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$1.8M +$1.69K +288 +0.1%
PSW
34
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$1.62M +$1.48M +252,480 New
T
35
TradeWorx
New Jersey
$1.6M +$1.47M +250,464 New
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$1.45M +$282K +48,080 +27%
Two Sigma Advisers
37
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.32M +$1.21M +206,240 New
CICI
38
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$1.28M -$37.5K -6,400 -3%
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.13M -$5.63M -962,000 -84%
HighTower Advisors
40
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.11M +$1.02M +173,872 New
PWAP
41
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$974K -$6.37K -1,088 -0.7%
FHA
42
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$957K +$863K +147,408 +4,041%
Nomura Holdings
43
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$905K +$831K +141,936 New
CA
44
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$790K +$464K +79,168 +180%
AWE
45
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$745K +$808K +137,920 New
BCM
46
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$716K +$711K +121,488 New
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$662K +$6K +1,024 +1%
FNBTCON
48
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$642K – – –
SAM
49
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$625K +$571K +97,456 New
SKK
50
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$615K +$562K +96,000 New
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

92 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.79B — up 176% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new SSO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Good Harbor Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $5.65M.

  • 92 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2013, up from 62 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2013, up 176% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $1.02B added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2013 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.