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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $84.2M | Put options by funds: $38.9M

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 19

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 161 (+5)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $247M → $258M (+$11.4M)

3.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.56% → 15.24% (-3.3%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 45

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.21%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
29
Increased
40
Reduced
45
Closed
19
Calls
$84.2M
Puts
$38.9M
Net Calls
+$45.2M
Net Calls Change
+$5.92M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
+$5.68M
2
Lido Advisors
Lido Advisors
California
+$5.16M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$4.72M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$3.37M
5
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
+$3.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$12.4M
2
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
-$7.27M
3
PWM
Prosperity Wealth Management
California
-$6.78M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$4.64M
5
PFA
Professional Financial Advisors
Nebraska
-$3.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CPSAC
26
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$2.88M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.31M -$3.7M -154,338 -63%
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.27M +$2.17M +90,616 New
BCA
29
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$2.23M – – –
PWM
30
Prosperity Wealth Management
California
$2.16M -$6.78M -282,732 -77%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
31
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.14M -$140K -5,846 -6%
SL
32
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$2.1M +$36.7K +1,530 +2%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.01M – – –
FEM
34
Fulcrum Equity Management
Texas
$1.74M -$638K -26,628 -28%
FNC
35
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$1.67M – – –
SFS
36
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.63M +$1.56M +64,958 New
Mariner
37
Mariner
Kansas
$1.53M -$24.7K -1,032 -2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
38
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.51M – – –
IFG
39
Independent Financial Group
California
$1.45M +$48K +2,004 +4%
I
40
INVST
Indiana
$1.42M -$59.1K -2,466 -4%
IWP
41
Innova Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$26.3K +1,096 +2%
CDH
42
Charles D. Hyman
$1.25M – – –
DSN
43
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.21M – – –
Group One Trading
44
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1.16M +$1.1M +46,020 New
SW
45
SkyOak Wealth
Michigan
$1.14M +$125K +5,220 +13%
WF
46
WoodTrust Financial
Wisconsin
$1.13M -$15.7K -656 -1%
CF
47
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
$1.13M -$356K -14,872 -25%
PVAMC
48
PPS&V Asset Management Consultants
Michigan
$1.1M – – –
SC
49
Sinecera Capital
Texas
$1.04M – – –
IIA
50
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$1.01M +$968K +40,400 New
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

161 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $258M — up 4.6% from $247M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new SSO positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Axxcess Wealth Management, adding an estimated $5.68M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.4M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2023, up from 156 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $258M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2023, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2023 and 19 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2023 was Axxcess Wealth Management, an estimated $5.68M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2023 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $12.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.