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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $196M (+$35.4M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 99 (+9)

9.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.71% → 84.61% (+9.9%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.2M | Put options by funds: $91.2M

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
99
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
2.46%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
21
Increased
22
Reduced
33
Closed
11
Calls
$71.2M
Puts
$91.2M
Net Calls
-$20M
Net Calls Change
-$20.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$15.2M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$9.36M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$7.02M
4
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$4.53M
5
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
+$4.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$21.2M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$7.22M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$3.67M
4
TAT
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
-$2.17M
5
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$2.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KPCM
76
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$102K – – –
NFG
77
Next Financial Group
Texas
$95K – – –
GWM
78
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$84K – – –
RFA
79
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$68K – – –
Bank of Montreal
80
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$59K -$657K -64,000 -92%
WAM
81
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$59K -$641K -62,424 -92%
FWM
82
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$51K – – –
JFA
83
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$51K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
84
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$49K +$14.6K +1,424 +45%
WAS
85
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$36.1K – – –
US Bancorp
86
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$33K – – –
ANBT
87
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$30K – – –
DBT
88
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$28K +$27.5K +2,680 New
PAI
89
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$23K – – –
Bank of America
90
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21K -$8.96K -872 -31%
BRC
91
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$19K +$82 +8 +0.4%
WCBA
92
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$18K +$7.97K +776 +82%
PA
93
Parallel Advisors
California
$12K – – –
NCM
94
New Capital Management
Texas
$12K +$82 +8 +0.7%
ASN
95
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K +$4.93K +480 New
Citigroup
96
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
OAM
97
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2K +$1.64K +160 New
AP
98
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$286 -$489K -47,608 -64%
TAT
99
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
– -$2.17M -228,392 Closed
ACM
100
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$2.08M -218,208 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

99 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $196M — up 22% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SSO positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $21.2M.

  • 99 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2017, up from 90 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $196M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2017 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $15.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.