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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $283M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $283M (-$5.14M)

3.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.28% → 94.79% (-3.5%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 129 (-5)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 45

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $56.4M | Put options by funds: $119M

Holders
129
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.73%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
32
Reduced
45
Closed
15
Calls
$56.4M
Puts
$119M
Net Calls
-$62.1M
Net Calls Change
+$490K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$18.7M
2
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$8.32M
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$4.38M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.12M
5
TI
TTP Investments
California
+$2.86M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BAM
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
-$24.7M
2
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$16M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$7.49M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$5.6M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$5.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$2.87M +$1.09K +72 +0%
HCM
27
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$2.76M +$2.54M +166,824 New
CICI
28
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$2.59M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.06M -$100K -6,576 -5%
IFWM
30
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.02M +$16.9K +1,112 +0.9%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.02M +$884K +58,184 +83%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.93M -$7.49M -492,848 -80%
CPSAC
33
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$1.79M – – –
1IA
34
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.75M – – –
FFN
35
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.73M +$152K +9,968 +10%
CAN
36
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1.46M +$717K +47,168 +104%
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.28M -$5.04M -331,584 -80%
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.19M -$12.2K -800 -1%
WF
39
WoodTrust Financial
Wisconsin
$1.11M – – –
HIS
40
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.09M +$243 +16 +0%
FNC
41
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$1M -$36.5K -2,400 -4%
DSN
42
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$986K -$90K -5,920 -9%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$878K -$282K -18,584 -25%
SWP
44
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$855K -$45.6K -3,000 -5%
FA
45
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$784K +$75.4K +4,960 +11%
CDH
46
Charles D. Hyman
$781K – – –
CBFP
47
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$774K -$2.19K -144 -0.3%
SBIA
48
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$761K -$1.82K -120 -0.2%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$756K – – –
FTUS
50
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$755K -$159K -10,432 -18%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

129 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $283M — down 1.8% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new SSO positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Piershale Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.7M. The largest seller was Belpointe Asset Management, cutting an estimated $24.7M.

  • 129 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q2 2019, down from 134 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $283M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q2 2019, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q2 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q2 2019 was Piershale Financial Group, an estimated $18.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q2 2019 was Belpointe Asset Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.