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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 62 (-13)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $161M

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $1.01B (-$1.09B)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 26

91% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 1 (-10)

177.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,337.86% → 1,160.42% (-177%)

Holders
62
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-17.33%
% of All Funds
2.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-90.91%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
10
Reduced
26
Closed
27
Calls
$114M
Puts
$161M
Net Calls
-$47M
Net Calls Change
-$36.4M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$14.4M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$2.58M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$2.01M
4
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
+$1.26M
5
HJMC
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
+$837K

Top Sellers

1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$722M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$93.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$61.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$57.9M
5
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$42.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
51
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$56K -$33.5M -6,400,000 -100%
FAM
52
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$52K +$50.6K +9,664 New
S
53
SignatureFD
Georgia
$39K +$9.96K +1,904 +35%
OIA
54
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$34K +$33.5K +6,400 New
RIA
55
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$30K -$4.82M -920,592 -99%
Citigroup
56
Citigroup
New York
$25K +$15.7K +3,008 +184%
FWM
57
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$25K +$25.1K +4,800 New
SMA
58
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$22K +$5.02K +960 +30%
FHA
59
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$19K -$20.8M -3,984,352 -100%
HCC
60
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$8K +$8.37K +1,600 New
AC
61
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$3K -$39K -7,456 -94%
US Bancorp
62
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
GHF
63
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
– -$722M -150,551,968 Closed
VAM
64
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
– -$42.2M -8,792,544 Closed
PI
65
Placemark Investments
Illinois
– -$40.9M -8,521,456 Closed
ACM
66
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$33.1M -6,896,128 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
67
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$10.3M -2,146,176 Closed
FAAS
68
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$9.12M -1,901,616 Closed
FAAM
69
First Allied Asset Management
California
– -$8.87M -1,851,216 Closed
WCM
70
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$8.41M -1,738,336 Closed
LWM
71
Lyons Wealth Management
Florida
– -$7.62M -1,588,112 Closed
AI
72
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$4.53M -945,392 Closed
JT
73
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$4.09M -856,128 Closed
Natixis Advisors
74
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$3.38M -704,592 Closed
CM
75
Churchill Management
California
– -$3.25M -677,712 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

62 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.01B — down 52% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $722M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2013, down from 75 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2013, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $722M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.