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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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145 hedge funds and large institutions have $305M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

101% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $69.3M | Put options by funds: $34.4M

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 31

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 145 (-3)

26.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.68% → 36.05% (-27%)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 45

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $504M → $305M (-$200M)

Holders
145
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.03%
% of All Funds
2.55%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
30
Increased
32
Reduced
45
Closed
31
Calls
$69.3M
Puts
$34.4M
Net Calls
+$34.9M
Net Calls Change
+$19.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
+$12M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$10.7M
3
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$10.5M
4
RVM
Robinson Value Management
Texas
+$9.18M
5
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$2.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$190M
2
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
-$47.6M
3
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
-$31.6M
4
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$9.66M
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$5.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.79M +$1.05M +43,244 +66%
AWM
27
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$2.6M +$2.46M +101,664 New
I
28
INVST
Indiana
$2.5M +$1.01M +41,840 +90%
FI
29
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$2.45M -$47.6M -1,964,472 -96%
HF
30
HRT Financial
New York
$2.36M +$2.23M +92,204 New
IFWM
31
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.29M -$822K -33,936 -28%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.11M +$272K +11,220 +16%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.05M – – –
LPU
34
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.02M +$1.91M +78,840 New
SW
35
SkyOak Wealth
Michigan
$1.99M -$300K -12,372 -15%
HI
36
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1.8M +$1.71M +70,480 New
FNC
37
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$1.65M – – –
SB
38
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$1.49M +$294K +12,156 +26%
CCMG
39
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.47M +$43.3K +1,788 +3%
BCM
40
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$1.37M -$665K -27,464 -34%
Mariner
41
Mariner
Kansas
$1.29M -$968 -40 -0.1%
CDH
42
Charles D. Hyman
$1.27M – – –
DSN
43
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.25M +$151K +6,240 +15%
Renaissance Technologies
44
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.25M -$1.21M -50,000 -51%
Jane Street
45
Jane Street
New York
$1.24M -$934K -38,596 -44%
CAM
46
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1.17M +$1.11M +45,848 New
WF
47
WoodTrust Financial
Wisconsin
$1.17M – – –
Osaic Holdings
48
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.02M -$601K -24,820 -38%
SWP
49
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$894K +$1.36K +56 +0.2%
SBIA
50
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$872K -$9.97K -412 -1%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

145 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $305M — down 40% from $504M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of SSO and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Aveo Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $190M.

  • 145 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2021, down from 148 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $305M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2021, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2021 and 31 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2021 was Aveo Capital Partners, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2021 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $190M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.