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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $422M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 15

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $331M → $422M (+$90.9M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 142 (+19)

1.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 113.67% → 114.93% (+1.3%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 36

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.5M | Put options by funds: $239M

Holders
142
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+15.45%
% 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
0.14%
New
35
Increased
30
Reduced
36
Closed
15
Calls
$71.5M
Puts
$239M
Net Calls
-$168M
Net Calls Change
+$49.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$13.8M
2
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
+$7.09M
3
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
+$5.94M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$3.31M
5
CC
Cedar Capital
Illinois
+$2.87M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$4.96M
2
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$3.4M
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$3.21M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.65M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$2.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
26
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3M +$1.92M +111,688 +235%
Simplex Trading
27
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.98M +$511K +29,656 +23%
HCM
28
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$2.92M -$204K -11,848 -7%
VF
29
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.79M +$2.55M +148,248 New
Renaissance Technologies
30
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.47M +$2.26M +131,200 New
Bank of New York Mellon
31
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.37M -$74.1K -4,304 -3%
IFWM
32
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.34M – – –
IC
33
Inverness Counsel
New York
$2.26M – – –
CPSAC
34
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$2.14M – – –
FFN
35
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$2.06M – – –
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$1.93M -$1.12M -64,816 -39%
CAN
37
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1.82M -$118K -6,864 -7%
BCM
38
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$1.7M +$452K +26,216 +41%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.59M +$1.31M +76,304 +941%
BCV
40
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$1.55M +$1.42M +82,432 New
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.54M -$55.1K -3,200 -4%
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.51M +$965K +56,000 +235%
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.31M +$124K +7,224 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.29M +$635K +36,896 +117%
FNC
45
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$1.21M – – –
DSN
46
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.18M – – –
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.09M -$1.08M -62,808 -52%
WF
48
WoodTrust Financial
Wisconsin
$980K – – –
SWP
49
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$965K +$14.5K +840 +2%
CDH
50
Charles D. Hyman
$935K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

142 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $422M — up 27% from $331M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new SSO positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $4.96M.

  • 142 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2019, up from 123 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $422M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2019, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2019 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $4.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.