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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $331M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.79% → 113.67% (+19%)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $283M → $331M (+$47.7M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 123 (-6)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 42

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.7M | Put options by funds: $284M

Holders
123
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.65%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
16
Increased
26
Reduced
42
Closed
21
Calls
$66.7M
Puts
$284M
Net Calls
-$217M
Net Calls Change
-$155M

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$81.2M
2
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$7.67M
3
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$2.08M
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$2.02M
5
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$1.79M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$20.3M
2
CC
Cedar Capital
Illinois
-$5.72M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$5.68M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.37M
5
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IFWM
26
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.99M -$63.6K -4,000 -3%
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.93M -$31.7K -1,992 -2%
CPSAC
28
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$1.82M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.81M -$2.58M -162,504 -59%
FFN
30
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.76M -$254 -16 -0%
CAN
31
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1.66M +$175K +11,016 +12%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.36M +$153K +9,616 +13%
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$1.28M +$1.27M +80,024 New
CL
34
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$1.24M +$1.23M +77,168 New
EP
35
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$1.2M +$974K +61,280 +457%
FNC
36
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$1.03M – – –
BCM
37
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$1.03M +$562K +35,336 +123%
DSN
38
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1M – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1M +$325K +20,440 +49%
1IA
40
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$976K -$796K -50,080 -45%
WF
41
WoodTrust Financial
Wisconsin
$835K -$293K -18,400 -26%
SWP
42
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$809K -$62.2K -3,912 -7%
CDH
43
Charles D. Hyman
$796K – – –
HIS
44
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$791K -$282K -17,712 -26%
SBIA
45
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$775K – – –
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$771K – – –
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$762K -$538K -33,824 -42%
MPM
48
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$702K – – –
FA
49
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$614K -$184K -11,552 -23%
AP
50
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$611K -$89.8K -5,648 -13%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

123 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $331M — up 17% from $283M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $81.2M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $20.3M.

  • 123 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2019, down from 129 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $331M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $81.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $20.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.