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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $393M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 102 (+6)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $169M | Put options by funds: $193M

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 34

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $518M → $393M (-$125M)

129.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 396.26% → 266.9% (-129%)

Holders
102
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
24
Increased
26
Reduced
34
Closed
16
Calls
$169M
Puts
$193M
Net Calls
-$23.9M
Net Calls Change
+$47.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$16.4M
2
LSA
L & S Advisors
California
+$13.1M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$12.2M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.85M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$8.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$129M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$63.6M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$19.3M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$17.1M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
S
76
SignatureFD
Georgia
$75K – – –
Wells Fargo
77
Wells Fargo
California
$72K -$37.3K -4,880 -35%
AWM
78
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$52K +$12.4K +1,616 +33%
UFA
79
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$51K +$48.9K +6,400 New
PNC Financial Services Group
80
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$40K -$7.34K -960 -16%
OIA
81
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$38K -$12.2K -1,600 -25%
FWM
82
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$38K – – –
AIM
83
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$33K +$31.3K +4,096 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
84
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$32K +$30.7K +4,016 New
MFS
85
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$31K – – –
ANBT
86
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$23K – – –
NPC
87
National Planning Corporation
California
$19.9K +$19.6K +2,560 New
PAI
88
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$19K – – –
BBHC
89
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$15K – – –
CCS
90
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$15K +$14.6K +1,904 New
HCC
91
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
US Bancorp
92
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$10K -$2.45K -320 -20%
JWA
93
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$8K -$8.07K -1,056 -52%
ECM
94
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$5K -$5.01K -656 -52%
AC
95
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$4K – – –
WCBA
96
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$4K +$367 +48 +10%
CPA
97
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$3K +$3.06K +400 New
SAM
98
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2K -$14.8K -1,936 -88%
FTUS
99
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1K – – –
BRWA
100
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$315 -$223K -29,200 -43%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

102 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $393M — down 24% from $518M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new SSO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, cutting an estimated $129M.

  • 102 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2014, up from 96 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $393M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2014, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2014 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $129M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.