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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 18

3.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.27% → 91.62% (+3.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 102 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $208M → $217M (+$8.19M)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $255M

61% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
102
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
20
Increased
16
Reduced
41
Closed
18
Calls
$108M
Puts
$255M
Net Calls
-$147M
Net Calls Change
-$70.6M

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$33.9M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$9.66M
3
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$7.75M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$7.09M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.98M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$32.1M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$10.8M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$8.19M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.19M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VFA
51
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$589K +$565K +48,688 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
52
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$577K +$554K +47,736 New
EF
53
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$576K -$42.1K -3,632 -7%
UBS Group
54
UBS Group
Switzerland
$564K -$34.2K -2,944 -6%
OAM
55
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$527K -$197K -16,944 -28%
AG
56
Advisor Group
Arizona
$512K -$10.8M -935,128 -96%
WSTAM
57
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$456K +$437K +37,688 New
IA
58
IFP Advisors
Florida
$438K -$285K -24,568 -40%
PP
59
PagnatoKarp Partners
Virginia
$434K -$13.9K -1,200 -3%
KA
60
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$421K – – –
PAA
61
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$387K – – –
TH
62
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$348K -$271K -23,384 -45%
FI
63
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$337K +$464 +40 +0.1%
CBU
64
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$318K – – –
SFS
65
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$311K +$284K +24,504 New
Wolverine Trading
66
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$294K -$1.25M -107,840 -82%
Citadel Advisors
67
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$277K -$2.77M -238,584 -91%
BWP
68
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$252K – – –
HF
69
HRT Financial
New York
$244K +$235K +20,248 New
TSS
70
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$230K -$132K -11,360 -37%
BAM
71
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$215K +$206K +17,744 New
Koshinski Asset Management
72
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$214K +$206K +17,712 New
JGIA
73
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$185K – – –
WAM
74
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$164K – – –
KPCM
75
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$116K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

102 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $217M — up 3.9% from $208M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new SSO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $33.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 102 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2017, up from 100 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $217M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2017, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $33.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.