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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 15

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110M → $139M (+$29.6M)

15.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.83% → 67.06% (+15%)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $97.7M | Put options by funds: $97.5M

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 79 (-2)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
79
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.47%
% of All Funds
2.21%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
16
Increased
23
Reduced
15
Closed
18
Calls
$97.7M
Puts
$97.5M
Net Calls
+$255K
Net Calls Change
+$18.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$28M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$15.9M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$6.98M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$5.43M
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$4.45M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$13.9M
2
GC
Gruss & Co
Florida
-$3.87M
3
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$2.62M
4
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$2.17M
5
PA
Perceptive Advisors
New York
-$1.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TSS
26
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.11M +$1.24M +159,080 New
EWA
27
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$1.04M +$333K +42,640 +40%
PWAP
28
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.02M +$192K +24,680 +20%
CPSAC
29
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$878K – – –
SWP
30
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$839K +$354K +45,344 +60%
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$770K +$792K +101,600 +1,099%
Barclays
32
Barclays
United Kingdom
$732K – – –
CS
33
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$717K +$268K +34,328 +50%
Creative Planning
34
Creative Planning
Kansas
$649K -$66.1K -8,472 -8%
DSN
35
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$503K -$178K -22,800 -24%
WBG
36
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$502K – – –
GA
37
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$490K -$56.8K -7,280 -9%
MPM
38
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$445K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$410K +$94.3K +12,096 +26%
KA
40
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$388K +$65.5K +8,400 +18%
FNBTCON
41
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$387K – – –
CDH
42
Charles D. Hyman
$345K – – –
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$280K +$270K +34,672 +621%
Morgan Stanley
44
Morgan Stanley
New York
$257K -$696K -89,232 -71%
CB
45
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$253K – – –
PAA
46
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$222K – – –
FAM
47
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$194K +$99.5K +12,760 +84%
Citigroup
48
Citigroup
New York
$165K +$185K +23,704 New
AWM
49
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$105K +$117K +15,040 New
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$100K -$54.7K -7,016 -33%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

79 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $139M — up 27% from $110M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $28M. The largest seller was Tuttle Capital Management, cutting an estimated $13.9M.

  • 79 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2015, down from 81 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $139M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2015 was Tuttle Capital Management, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.