ProShares Ultra S&P500
SSO
93 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 92 → 93 (+1)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 22
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $207M | Put options by funds: $211M
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30
39% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $1.7B (-$1.09B)
392.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1,241.97% → 849.1% (-393%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FHA
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$23.4M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.2M |
| 3 |
PI
Placemark Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$16.6M |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.1M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.02B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$51.2M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$38.5M |
| 4 |
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Barrington,
Illinois
|
-$34.9M |
| 5 |
GECH
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
|
-$31.8M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
93 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.7B — down 39% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SSO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 25 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First Horizon Advisors, adding an estimated $23.4M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.02B sold.
- 93 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2014, up from 92 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.7B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2014, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2014 was First Horizon Advisors, an estimated $23.4M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $1.02B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.