ProShares Ultra S&P500
100 hedge funds and large institutions have $208M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 25
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $196M → $208M (+$12M)
3.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.61% → 88.27% (+3.7%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 100 (+1)
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $78.1M | Put options by funds: $155M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$6.88M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.28M |
| 3 |
RVM
Robinson Value Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$4.5M |
| 4 |
AIA
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho Falls,
Idaho
|
+$4.17M |
| 5 |
CC
Cedar Capital
Barrington,
Illinois
|
+$4.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$10M |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.54M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$4.67M |
| 4 |
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
|
-$4.67M |
| 5 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.28M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
100 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $208M — up 6.1% from $196M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SSO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $6.88M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $10M.
- 100 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q2 2017, up from 99 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $208M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q2 2017, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.88M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q2 2017 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $10M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.