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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $80.2M | Put options by funds: $65M

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 132 (-10)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 44

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 37

35.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 114.93% → 79.17% (-36%)

61% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $422M → $165M (-$257M)

71% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 2 (-5)

Holders
132
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.04%
% of All Funds
2.91%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-71.43%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
39
Increased
31
Reduced
37
Closed
44
Calls
$80.2M
Puts
$65M
Net Calls
+$15.2M
Net Calls Change
+$183M

Top Buyers

1
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$81.1M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$15.3M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$7.67M
4
SS
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
+$5.47M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.17M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$114M
2
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
-$33.8M
3
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
-$26.6M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.1M
5
PWG
Private Wealth Group
Florida
-$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MPM
51
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$428K -$87.9K -5,200 -12%
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$392K -$4.29M -254,112 -88%
KWM
53
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$391K +$594K +35,160 New
MWM
54
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$381K +$190K +11,216 +49%
HIS
55
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$370K -$227K -13,456 -29%
FNBTCON
56
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$362K – – –
SL
57
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$360K -$2.48M -146,552 -82%
WIA
58
World Investment Advisors
California
$355K +$538K +31,848 New
AFP
59
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$337K +$184K +10,896 +74%
GSIS
60
Global Strategic Investment Solutions
Arizona
$321K +$488K +28,864 New
SIA
61
Soltis Investment Advisors
Utah
$297K +$452K +26,720 New
Koshinski Asset Management
62
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$292K -$36.1K -2,136 -8%
BCM
63
BTR Capital Management
California
$291K +$443K +26,200 New
GCM
64
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$280K +$54.1K +3,200 +15%
Deutsche Bank
65
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$274K +$73.7K +4,360 +21%
RJFSA
66
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$270K +$189K +11,192 +85%
DCM
67
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$267K – – –
EWA
68
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
$257K +$390K +23,064 New
CIAS
69
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$254K +$257K +15,208 +198%
SFG
70
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
$254K +$386K +22,864 New
BAAM
71
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$253K +$385K +22,768 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
72
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$251K – – –
TC
73
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$239K +$306K +18,112 New
UBS Group
74
UBS Group
Switzerland
$231K +$138K +8,176 +65%
FA
75
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$219K -$313K -18,512 -48%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

132 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $165M — down 61% from $422M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of SSO and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was SCS Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $81.1M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 132 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2020, down from 142 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $165M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2020, down 61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2020 and 44 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2020 was SCS Capital Management, an estimated $81.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2020 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.