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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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148 hedge funds and large institutions have $504M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 13

250% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 7 (+5)

130% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $219M → $504M (+$285M)

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70M | Put options by funds: $54.3M

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 148 (+33)

26.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.01% → 62.68% (+27%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
148
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+28.7%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+250%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
47
Increased
25
Reduced
37
Closed
13
Calls
$70M
Puts
$54.3M
Net Calls
+$15.7M
Net Calls Change
+$5.84M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$161M
2
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
+$20M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$8.77M
4
PFA
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
+$5.19M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$7.71M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$4.95M
3
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$2.77M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.34M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$2.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
51
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$797K -$446K -21,704 -38%
SBIA
52
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$788K – – –
FNBTCON
53
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$744K – – –
ATPW
54
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$729K +$6.25K +304 +1%
Koshinski Asset Management
55
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$707K -$16.4K -800 -3%
TRCT
56
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$658K -$2.34M -113,836 -80%
MWM
57
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$631K -$1.81K -88 -0.3%
BCM
58
BTR Capital Management
California
$598K – – –
MSFS
59
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$590K +$530K +25,820 New
HR
60
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$577K +$519K +25,260 New
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$573K -$323K -15,744 -39%
DCM
62
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$548K – – –
1WA
63
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$532K +$468K +22,760 New
EWA
64
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
$527K – – –
APW
65
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$508K +$39.9K +1,940 +10%
BAAM
66
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$499K -$295K -14,360 -40%
TC
67
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$476K +$16.8K +816 +4%
BAM
68
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$466K +$419K +20,396 New
LPL Financial
69
LPL Financial
California
$432K -$35.8K -1,744 -8%
CAS
70
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$417K +$375K +18,252 New
SFG
71
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
$416K – – –
BJL
72
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$412K +$371K +18,036 New
SW
73
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$406K – – –
GAM
74
Grandview Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$402K – – –
RF
75
Rollins Financial
Georgia
$402K +$362K +17,600 New
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

148 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $504M — up 130% from $219M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new SSO positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, cutting an estimated $7.71M.

  • 148 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2020, up from 115 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $504M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2020, up 130% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2020 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2020 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $7.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.