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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 81 (-12)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $126M

46% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 24

49% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $110M (-$107M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 32

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)

117.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 168.86% → 51.83% (-117%)

Holders
81
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-12.9%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
16
Reduced
32
Closed
24
Calls
$108M
Puts
$126M
Net Calls
-$18.4M
Net Calls Change
+$38.9M

Top Buyers

1
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
+$2.68M
2
PA
Perceptive Advisors
New York
+$2.01M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.14M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.08M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$817K

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$29.6M
2
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$27M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$9.11M
4
KAM
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
-$6.97M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
76
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$5K +$5.36K +640 New
ASN
77
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4K -$402 -48 -9%
AC
78
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$4K – – –
WCBA
79
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$4K +$3.82K +456 +2,850%
WBG
80
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$583 – – –
GHF
81
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
– -$27M -3,343,968 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
82
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$4.92M -608,288 Closed
MSP
83
Madison Street Partners
Colorado
– -$1.94M -240,000 Closed
Citigroup
84
Citigroup
New York
– -$1.53M -188,896 Closed
Millennium Management
85
Millennium Management
New York
– -$1.47M -181,472 Closed
VAM
86
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
– -$1.32M -162,880 Closed
MCC
87
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
– -$1.21M -150,000 Closed
WAM
88
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1.25M -149,808 Closed
TSS
89
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$871K -107,728 Closed
WCM
90
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$766K -94,800 Closed
FAAS
91
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$584K -72,528 Closed
RCM
92
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
– -$466K -57,600 Closed
GHAM
93
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$264K -32,672 Closed
BRWA
94
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$263K -32,576 Closed
Northern Trust
95
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$261K -32,320 Closed
TRCT
96
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$224K -27,776 Closed
AWM
97
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$52K -6,448 Closed
AIM
98
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– -$42K -5,152 Closed
Walleye Trading
99
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$30.8K -3,680 Closed
JWA
100
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$7K -880 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $110M — down 49% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of SSO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Ardsley Advisory Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.68M. The largest seller was Tuttle Capital Management, cutting an estimated $29.6M.

  • 81 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q2 2015, down from 93 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $110M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q2 2015, down 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q2 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q2 2015 was Ardsley Advisory Partners, an estimated $2.68M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q2 2015 was Tuttle Capital Management, an estimated $29.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.