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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $196M (+$35.4M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 99 (+9)

9.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.71% → 84.61% (+9.9%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.2M | Put options by funds: $91.2M

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
99
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
2.46%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
21
Increased
22
Reduced
33
Closed
11
Calls
$71.2M
Puts
$91.2M
Net Calls
-$20M
Net Calls Change
-$20.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$15.2M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$9.36M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$7.02M
4
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$4.53M
5
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
+$4.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$21.2M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$7.22M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$3.67M
4
TAT
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
-$2.17M
5
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$2.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.43M -$83.3K -8,112 -3%
CC
27
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$2.35M +$2.28M +222,000 New
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.18M +$1.25M +121,544 +145%
BCA
29
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$2.07M +$2M +194,800 New
CICI
30
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$1.83M -$24.7K -2,400 -1%
FAAS
31
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.62M +$1.56M +152,352 New
OIM
32
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
$1.58M +$1.53M +148,696 New
TH
33
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.49M -$3.67M -357,264 -72%
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.45M -$322K -31,312 -19%
SBIA
35
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$1.42M +$82.4K +8,024 +6%
CWM
36
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.39M -$96.6K -9,408 -6%
CPSAC
37
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$1.25M – – –
VKH
38
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.2M +$681K +66,272 +142%
BRWA
39
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$910K +$881K +85,736 New
AI
40
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$895K +$866K +84,360 New
Wolverine Trading
41
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$811K -$120K -11,664 -13%
DSN
42
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$798K +$57.8K +5,624 +8%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$793K -$2.05K -200 -0.3%
WSTAM
44
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$654K +$634K +61,688 New
MIAN
45
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$633K +$613K +59,712 New
KA
46
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$632K -$26.7K -2,600 -4%
SWP
47
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$609K – – –
MPM
48
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$577K – – –
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$577K +$65.7K +6,392 +13%
FNBTCON
50
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$556K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

99 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $196M — up 22% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SSO positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $21.2M.

  • 99 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2017, up from 90 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $196M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2017 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $15.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.