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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $518M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 96 (-4)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 20

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $242M

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $893M → $518M (-$375M)

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 42

194.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 590.68% → 396.26% (-194%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
2.79%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
16
Increased
19
Reduced
42
Closed
20
Calls
$171M
Puts
$242M
Net Calls
-$71.1M
Net Calls Change
-$114M

Top Buyers

1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$37.9M
2
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$32.8M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$18.1M
4
SCP
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
+$5.21M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$4.33M

Top Sellers

1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$275M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$50.7M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$31.8M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$24.1M
5
PI
Placemark Investments
Illinois
-$19.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WBG
51
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$531K – – –
BRWA
52
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$504K -$1.4M -190,352 -74%
MPM
53
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$471K – – –
HJMC
54
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$471K +$472K +64,000 New
SG Americas Securities
55
SG Americas Securities
New York
$408K +$409K +55,424 New
CWM
56
Concert Wealth Management
California
$399K -$45.3K -6,144 -10%
LWM
57
Lyons Wealth Management
Florida
$374K -$1.05M -142,368 -74%
CDH
58
Charles D. Hyman
$365K – – –
Stifel Financial
59
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$319K -$322K -43,680 -50%
CB
60
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$268K +$268K +36,400 New
NFG
61
Next Financial Group
Texas
$248K +$248K +33,648 New
ICAS
62
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$242K +$118 +16 +0%
KA
63
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$239K – – –
MIAN
64
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$238K -$304K -41,200 -56%
PAA
65
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$235K – – –
FAAM
66
First Allied Asset Management
California
$230K +$231K +31,392 New
William Blair & Company
67
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$229K -$17.7K -2,400 -7%
MCM
68
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$218K -$59K -8,000 -21%
RCAG
69
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$203K -$56.8K -7,712 -22%
TRCT
70
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$196K +$197K +26,704 New
KPCM
71
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$129K – – –
Wells Fargo
72
Wells Fargo
California
$103K +$3.77K +512 +4%
FAM
73
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$87K +$70.8K +9,600 +577%
LWA
74
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$84K – – –
S
75
SignatureFD
Georgia
$69K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

96 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $518M — down 42% from $893M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $37.9M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, cutting an estimated $275M.

  • 96 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2014, down from 100 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $518M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2014, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $37.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2014 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $275M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.