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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $393M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 102 (+6)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $169M | Put options by funds: $193M

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 34

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $518M → $393M (-$125M)

129.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 396.26% → 266.9% (-129%)

Holders
102
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
24
Increased
26
Reduced
34
Closed
16
Calls
$169M
Puts
$193M
Net Calls
-$23.9M
Net Calls Change
+$47.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$16.4M
2
LSA
L & S Advisors
California
+$13.1M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$12.2M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.85M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$8.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$129M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$63.6M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$19.3M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$17.1M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VKH
26
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.92M +$1.6M +208,688 +134%
AMG
27
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$2.41M +$123K +16,064 +6%
VAM
28
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$2.29M -$4.94M -645,728 -69%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.88M -$3.5M -458,512 -66%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$1.86M +$1.2M +156,960 +207%
PSW
31
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$1.83M +$767K +100,352 +79%
Two Sigma Investments
32
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.75M -$63.6M -8,313,600 -97%
BCA
33
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$1.64M +$1.56M +204,000 New
CICI
34
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$1.48M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.47M +$59.7K +7,808 +4%
TSS
36
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.26M +$1.2M +157,472 New
CT
37
CMT Trading
Illinois
$1.22M +$1.17M +152,464 New
WCM
38
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$1.19M -$2.15M -281,568 -66%
MCC
39
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$1.17M +$1.12M +146,400 New
PWAP
40
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.09M -$14.4K -1,888 -1%
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.03M -$270K -35,328 -22%
CPSAC
42
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$1M +$7.34K +960 +0.8%
AWE
43
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$1M -$3.99M -521,744 -81%
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$990K -$1.44M -187,936 -60%
EWA
45
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$979K +$196K +25,664 +26%
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$841K -$1.69M -221,424 -68%
BCM
47
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$801K +$764K +99,920 New
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$789K +$9.29K +1,216 +1%
CWM
49
Concert Wealth Management
California
$687K +$245K +32,064 +60%
FNBTCON
50
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$677K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

102 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $393M — down 24% from $518M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new SSO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, cutting an estimated $129M.

  • 102 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2014, up from 96 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $393M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2014, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2014 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $129M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.