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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 62 (-13)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $161M

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $1.01B (-$1.09B)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 26

91% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 1 (-10)

177.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,337.86% → 1,160.42% (-177%)

Holders
62
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-17.33%
% of All Funds
2.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-90.91%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
10
Reduced
26
Closed
27
Calls
$114M
Puts
$161M
Net Calls
-$47M
Net Calls Change
-$36.4M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$14.4M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$2.58M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$2.01M
4
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
+$1.26M
5
HJMC
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
+$837K

Top Sellers

1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$722M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$93.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$61.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$57.9M
5
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$42.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WI
76
WrapManager Inc
California
– -$1.69M -348,576 Closed
RJA
77
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$1.16M -242,768 Closed
VFS
78
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
– -$842K -175,568 Closed
SNC
79
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
– -$626K -130,576 Closed
AAS
80
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$473K -98,960 Closed
WSTAM
81
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$283K -59,056 Closed
Nomura Holdings
82
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$262K -54,720 Closed
CWM
83
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$206K -42,944 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
84
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$153K -32,000 Closed
FTUS
85
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$151K -31,504 Closed
GH
86
GAM Holding
Switzerland
– -$76K -16,000 Closed
WC
87
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
– -$48K -10,000 Closed
HRIA
88
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
– -$10K -1,952 Closed
MA
89
MUFG Americas
New York
– -$8K -1,600 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

62 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.01B — down 52% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $722M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2013, down from 75 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2013, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $722M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.