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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.3M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $112M | Put options by funds: $64.1M

7.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.96% → 48.9% (-7.1%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 82 (-10)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $141M → $99.3M (-$42M)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 23

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 35

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)

Holders
82
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-10.87%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
16
Reduced
35
Closed
23
Calls
$112M
Puts
$64.1M
Net Calls
+$48M
Net Calls Change
+$36.3M

Top Buyers

1
1IA
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
+$1.67M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.63M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.33M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$977K
5
TAT
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
+$777K

Top Sellers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$9.7M
2
CC
Cedar Capital
Illinois
-$8.87M
3
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$3.73M
4
SCP
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
-$3.52M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAM
26
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$823K -$1.2M -167,400 -62%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$792K -$9.7M -1,352,584 -93%
TH
28
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$774K -$413K -57,576 -37%
Creative Planning
29
Creative Planning
Kansas
$725K -$64.9K -9,048 -9%
IC
30
Inverness Counsel
New York
$638K – – –
BGA
31
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
$619K +$557K +77,600 New
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$598K -$1.23M -171,000 -70%
Walleye Trading
33
Walleye Trading
New York
$589K +$529K +73,792 New
WBG
34
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$576K – – –
GA
35
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$566K +$2.87K +400 +0.6%
DSN
36
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$548K – – –
WSTAM
37
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$533K +$479K +66,808 New
SWP
38
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$498K -$1.46M -202,792 -76%
MHS
39
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$486K -$21.7K -3,024 -5%
KA
40
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$445K – – –
FNBTCON
41
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$444K – – –
MPM
42
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$434K -$68.9K -9,600 -15%
CDH
43
Charles D. Hyman
$396K – – –
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$389K +$20.7K +2,880 +6%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$383K -$1.07M -149,688 -76%
Two Sigma Investments
46
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$370K +$333K +46,400 New
AFP
47
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$294K +$7.17K +1,000 +3%
CB
48
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$290K – – –
FTUS
49
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$289K +$260K +36,264 New
BAM
50
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$288K +$259K +36,144 New
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

82 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $99.3M — down 30% from $141M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of SSO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was 1834 Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.67M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $9.7M.

  • 82 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2016, down from 92 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $99.3M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2016 was 1834 Investment Advisors, an estimated $1.67M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2016 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $9.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.