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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $440M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 28

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $327M → $440M (+$113M)

22.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 109.46% → 131.73% (+22%)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 132 (+9)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $177M | Put options by funds: $243M

Holders
132
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
3.02%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
25
Increased
41
Reduced
28
Closed
16
Calls
$177M
Puts
$243M
Net Calls
-$66.1M
Net Calls Change
+$7.09M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$25.4M
2
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$17.9M
3
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
+$9.41M
4
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
+$7.3M
5
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$6.51M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$5.83M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.89M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.69M
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$3.91M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$3.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mariner
76
Mariner
Kansas
$294K – – –
AFP
77
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$286K -$434K -28,432 -61%
RJFSA
78
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$281K +$269K +17,624 New
APA
79
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$268K – – –
EWG
80
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$268K – – –
MVA
81
Mount Vernon Associates
Maryland
$255K – – –
IA
82
IFP Advisors
Florida
$249K -$50.7K -3,320 -18%
AA
83
Altman Advisors
Illinois
$246K +$236K +15,440 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
84
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$242K – – –
CWM
85
Circle Wealth Management
New Jersey
$230K – – –
JGIA
86
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$221K – – –
WAM
87
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$218K – – –
ASN
88
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$205K +$115K +7,560 +143%
XS
89
XR Securities
Illinois
$204K +$195K +12,800 New
RWM
90
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
$204K +$196K +12,824 New
BAM
91
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$201K -$48.8K -3,200 -20%
AAP
92
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$195K +$187K +12,240 New
GWM
93
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$193K +$67.5K +4,424 +57%
KPCM
94
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$192K – – –
WSTAM
95
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$158K +$151K +9,888 New
SG Americas Securities
96
SG Americas Securities
New York
$155K -$224K -14,672 -60%
OIA
97
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$153K – – –
FFW
98
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$150K – – –
CG
99
Cutler Group
California
$149K +$131K +8,584 +1,073%
S
100
SignatureFD
Georgia
$140K – – –
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

132 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $440M — up 35% from $327M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new SSO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.83M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2018, up from 123 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $440M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2018, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2018 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2018 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $5.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.