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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $306M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 39 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: 6 → 9 (+3)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 18

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $306M (+$89.8M)

14.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.62% → 105.69% (+14%)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 102 → 111 (+9)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 39

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $123M | Put options by funds: $254M

Holders
111
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+8.82%
% of All Funds
2.52%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
27
Increased
32
Reduced
39
Closed
18
Calls
$123M
Puts
$254M
Net Calls
-$131M
Net Calls Change
+$15.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$15.1M
2
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
+$5.84M
3
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$4.66M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.9M
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$3.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIA
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
-$10M
2
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$8.08M
3
RVM
Robinson Value Management
Texas
-$7.07M
4
BAM
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
-$5.95M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
76
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$224K +$212K +16,360 New
ASN
77
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$221K +$203K +15,712 +3,273%
MVA
78
Mount Vernon Associates
Maryland
$219K +$207K +16,000 New
AA
79
Altman Advisors
Illinois
$211K +$200K +15,456 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
80
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$208K +$197K +15,200 New
Koshinski Asset Management
81
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$205K -$35.2K -2,720 -15%
JGIA
82
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$199K -$10.3K -800 -5%
WAM
83
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$186K +$207 +16 +0.1%
KPCM
84
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$134K +$2.48K +192 +2%
FFW
85
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$129K +$122K +9,416 New
Bank of America
86
Bank of America
North Carolina
$114K +$103K +8,000 +2,381%
Wells Fargo
87
Wells Fargo
California
$110K -$10.3K -800 -9%
IA
88
IFP Advisors
Florida
$105K -$369K -28,512 -79%
TRCT
89
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$97K -$4.72M -365,184 -98%
OC
90
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$97K – – –
FAAS
91
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$93K +$88.5K +6,840 New
ANBT
92
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$70K +$2.17K +168 +3%
Bank of Montreal
93
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$68K -$5.17K -400 -7%
FWM
94
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$66K – – –
JFA
95
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$66K – – –
SEI Investments
96
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$61K +$38.8K +3,000 +203%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
97
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$47K – – –
RFA
98
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$44K -$41.4K -3,200 -50%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
99
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$44K – – –
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35K -$7.24K -560 -18%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

111 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $306M — up 41% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new SSO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was Allegis Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $10M.

  • 111 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2017, up from 102 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $306M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $15.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2017 was Allegis Investment Advisors, an estimated $10M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.