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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 18

3.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.27% → 91.62% (+3.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 102 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $208M → $217M (+$8.19M)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $255M

61% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
102
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
20
Increased
16
Reduced
41
Closed
18
Calls
$108M
Puts
$255M
Net Calls
-$147M
Net Calls Change
-$70.6M

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$33.9M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$9.66M
3
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$7.75M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$7.09M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.98M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$32.1M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$10.8M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$8.19M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.19M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
26
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.83M +$1.76M +151,432 New
IFWM
27
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.82M -$22.7K -1,960 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.78M -$4.19M -360,712 -71%
OIM
29
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
$1.75M -$3.34K -288 -0.2%
GG
30
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$1.72M +$127K +10,944 +8%
AFP
31
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.59M +$48K +4,136 +3%
CPSAC
32
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$1.42M – – –
Morgan Stanley
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.34M -$2.79M -240,560 -68%
SBIA
34
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$1.1M -$416K -35,880 -28%
Envestnet Asset Management
35
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.08M -$8.19M -706,120 -89%
AP
36
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.06M +$1.02M +87,776 New
VAM
37
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$1.01M -$265K -22,864 -22%
DS
38
DRW Securities
Illinois
$960K +$921K +79,384 New
DSN
39
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$943K +$10.9K +936 +1%
Creative Planning
40
Creative Planning
Kansas
$940K +$35.2K +3,032 +4%
GFPC
41
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$858K +$823K +70,944 New
QCMA
42
Quad Capital Management Advisors
New York
$726K +$696K +60,000 New
CS
43
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$673K -$63.3K -5,456 -9%
MPM
44
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$658K – – –
FNBTCON
45
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$634K – – –
SWP
46
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$627K -$71.7K -6,184 -11%
WCM
47
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$624K -$957K -82,464 -62%
1IA
48
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$621K – – –
CDH
49
Charles D. Hyman
$600K – – –
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$593K -$92.8K -8,000 -14%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

102 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $217M — up 3.9% from $208M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new SSO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $33.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 102 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2017, up from 100 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $217M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2017, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $33.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.