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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 14 (+13)

310% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 10

176% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $2.79B (+$1.78B)

81.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1,160.42% → 1,241.97% (+82%)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 14

48% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 92 (+30)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $173M | Put options by funds: $232M

Holders
92
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+48.39%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1,300%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
41
Increased
21
Reduced
14
Closed
10
Calls
$173M
Puts
$232M
Net Calls
-$59.2M
Net Calls Change
-$12.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
+$1.02B
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$119M
3
PI
Placemark Investments
Illinois
+$58M
4
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
+$48.1M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$38.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.65M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$5.63M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.61M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.5M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WBG
51
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$575K – – –
GA
52
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$565K +$93.7K +16,000 +22%
EWA
53
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$536K -$98K -16,736 -17%
AAS
54
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$531K +$485K +82,768 New
ACP
55
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$475K +$33.3K +5,680 +8%
DSN
56
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$458K +$419K +71,520 New
FSIM
57
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$442K +$404K +68,928 New
PCM
58
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$436K – – –
CWM
59
Concert Wealth Management
California
$434K +$396K +67,536 New
Citigroup
60
Citigroup
New York
$372K +$313K +53,424 +1,151%
WSTAM
61
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$329K +$300K +51,312 New
FAAM
62
First Allied Asset Management
California
$321K +$293K +50,064 New
CDH
63
Charles D. Hyman
$318K – – –
William Blair & Company
64
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$310K -$37.5K -6,400 -12%
Creative Planning
65
Creative Planning
Kansas
$284K +$15.3K +2,608 +6%
PFBT
66
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$229K +$209K +35,664 New
KFS
67
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$229K +$210K +35,856 New
JWA
68
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$205K +$187K +32,000 New
PAA
69
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$205K +$187K +32,000 New
ASN
70
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$168K +$154K +26,256 New
U
71
UBS
Switzerland
$143K -$412K -70,336 -76%
WAM
72
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$135K -$2.22M -378,784 -95%
Bank of America
73
Bank of America
North Carolina
$126K -$335K -57,136 -74%
PNC Financial Services Group
74
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$117K +$11.2K +1,920 +12%
KPCM
75
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$113K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

92 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.79B — up 176% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new SSO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Good Harbor Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $5.65M.

  • 92 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2013, up from 62 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2013, up 176% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $1.02B added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2013 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.