ProShares Ultra S&P500
93 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 102 → 93 (-9)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $129M | Put options by funds: $186M
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 20
45% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $393M → $217M (-$176M)
53% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 40
98.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 266.9% → 168.86% (-98%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$6.45M |
| 2 |
AWE
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Houston,
Texas
|
+$4.2M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$3.82M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$2.05M |
| 5 |
MSP
Madison Street Partners
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$1.93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCP
Syntal Capital Partners
Midland,
Texas
|
-$46.6M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$17.8M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$17.5M |
| 4 |
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Barrington,
Illinois
|
-$15.1M |
| 5 |
LSA
L & S Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$13.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HJMC
101
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Quincy,
Massachusetts
| – | -$256K | -32,000 | Closed |
|
|
SS
102
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$225K | -28,016 | Closed |
|
|
RCAG
103
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Lansing,
Michigan
| – | -$201K | -25,104 | Closed |
|
104
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$32K | -4,016 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
105
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$19.9K | -2,560 | Closed |
|
|
BBHC
106
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
| – | -$15K | -1,920 | Closed |
|
|
CCS
107
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
Orinda,
California
| – | -$15K | -1,904 | Closed |
|
|
HCC
108
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$13K | -1,600 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
109
Exchange Capital Management
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$5K | -608 | Closed |
|
|
WCBA
110
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$4.13K | -512 | -97% |
|
|
FTUS
111
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$1K | -160 | Closed |
|
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
93 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $217M — down 45% from $393M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of SSO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.45M. The largest seller was Syntal Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $46.6M sold.
- 93 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2015, down from 102 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $217M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2015, down 45% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $6.45M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2015 was Syntal Capital Partners, an estimated $46.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.