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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 18

3.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.27% → 91.62% (+3.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 102 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $208M → $217M (+$8.19M)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $255M

61% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
102
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
20
Increased
16
Reduced
41
Closed
18
Calls
$108M
Puts
$255M
Net Calls
-$147M
Net Calls Change
-$70.6M

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$33.9M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$9.66M
3
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$7.75M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$7.09M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.98M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$32.1M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$10.8M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$8.19M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.19M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFG
76
Next Financial Group
Texas
$110K – – –
Wells Fargo
77
Wells Fargo
California
$107K -$53.4K -4,600 -34%
GWM
78
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$96K – – –
OC
79
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$84K – – –
RFA
80
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$77K – – –
Bank of Montreal
81
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$65K -$2.79K -240 -4%
ANBT
82
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$60K +$25K +2,152 +76%
FWM
83
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$58K – – –
JFA
84
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$58K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
85
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$46K +$39.9K +3,440 New
WAS
86
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$41K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
87
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$39K -$101K -8,680 -73%
US Bancorp
88
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$38K – – –
BC
89
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$37K +$35.9K +3,096 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
90
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$32K +$30.5K +2,632 New
PAI
91
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$27K – – –
SEI Investments
92
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$18K +$6.03K +520 +54%
PA
93
Parallel Advisors
California
$14K – – –
WCBA
94
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$10K -$9.93K -856 -50%
WAP
95
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$10K +$9.28K +800 New
ASN
96
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6K -$95K -8,184 -94%
CFD
97
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$5K +$4.64K +400 New
Bank of America
98
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4K -$22.3K -1,920 -85%
CCS
99
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$3K -$186 -16 -5%
Citigroup
100
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

102 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $217M — up 3.9% from $208M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new SSO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $33.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 102 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2017, up from 100 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $217M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2017, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $33.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.