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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $175M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.3M → $175M (+$75.5M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

45.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.9% → 94.57% (+46%)

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $153M | Put options by funds: $112M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 87 (+5)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.1%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
19
Increased
29
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
$153M
Puts
$112M
Net Calls
+$41.6M
Net Calls Change
-$6.42M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$33.8M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$29.2M
3
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$6.18M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.28M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.21M

Top Sellers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$12.2M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$8.26M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.66M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.21M
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$2.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
76
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$27K +$26K +3,200 New
US Bancorp
77
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$26K +$19.5K +2,400 +333%
ANBT
78
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$23K – – –
ST
79
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$22K +$21.4K +2,640 New
PAI
80
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$18K +$3.25K +400 +22%
Wells Fargo
81
Wells Fargo
California
$15K +$65 +8 +0.5%
KPCM
82
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$13K -$64.9K -8,000 -83%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13K +$13K +1,600 New
WCBA
84
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$8K – – –
S
85
SignatureFD
Georgia
$7K – – –
ASN
86
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4K – – –
ECM
87
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$4K +$4.35K +536 New
Millennium Management
88
Millennium Management
New York
– -$2.66M -333,520 Closed
SAMT
89
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$1.07M -136,000 Closed
BGA
90
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
– -$619K -77,600 Closed
WBG
91
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
– -$576K -72,240 Closed
GA
92
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
– -$566K -70,928 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
93
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$370K -46,400 Closed
BAM
94
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
– -$288K -36,144 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
95
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$85K -10,680 Closed
FAM
96
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
– -$59K -7,280 Closed
FANJ
97
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$55K -6,840 Closed
AIG
98
American International Group
New York
– -$54K -6,816 Closed
AP
99
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$38K -4,704 Closed
AC
100
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
– -$4K -480 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

87 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $175M — up 76% from $99.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SSO positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $33.8M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $12.2M.

  • 87 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q2 2016, up from 82 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $175M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q2 2016, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q2 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $33.8M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $12.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.