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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 19

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $137M | Put options by funds: $149M

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 83 (-4)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $159M (-$15.7M)

9.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.57% → 85.52% (-9%)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
83
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.6%
% of All Funds
2.21%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
12
Increased
27
Reduced
19
Closed
15
Calls
$137M
Puts
$149M
Net Calls
-$12.5M
Net Calls Change
-$54M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$7.41M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.73M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$3.59M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$2.47M
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$1.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$21.5M
2
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$6.31M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.92M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$5.31M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$3.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CWM
26
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.4M -$53.2K -6,032 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.19M -$5.92M -671,168 -83%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.08M -$47.7K -5,408 -4%
1IA
29
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.04M – – –
CLOS
30
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$914K +$909K +103,000 New
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$854K +$301K +34,112 +55%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$725K +$71 +8 +0%
EWA
33
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$709K -$341K -38,648 -32%
WSTAM
34
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$633K +$126K +14,320 +25%
DSN
35
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$631K +$21.2K +2,400 +3%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$622K -$752K -85,256 -55%
KA
37
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$530K – – –
SWP
38
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$504K +$26.9K +3,048 +6%
GA
39
Giralda Advisors
New York
$497K +$494K +56,000 New
CG
40
Cutler Group
California
$486K +$220K +24,920 +83%
MPM
41
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$483K – – –
FNBTCON
42
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$465K – – –
CDH
43
Charles D. Hyman
$440K – – –
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$431K -$42.3K -4,800 -9%
JMPWA
45
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$426K – – –
SBIA
46
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$407K – – –
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$335K +$1.27K +144 +0.4%
AFP
48
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$323K -$94.8K -10,752 -23%
CB
49
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$323K – – –
PAA
50
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$284K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

83 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $159M — down 9% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of SSO and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $7.41M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $21.5M.

  • 83 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2016, down from 87 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $159M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2016, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $7.41M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.