ProShares Ultra S&P500
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $175M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
76% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $99.3M → $175M (+$75.5M)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
45.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.9% → 94.57% (+46%)
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $153M | Put options by funds: $112M
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 82 → 87 (+5)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$33.8M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$29.2M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.18M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.28M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.21M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$12.2M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$8.26M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.66M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$2.21M |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$2.02M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
87 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $175M — up 76% from $99.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SSO positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $33.8M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $12.2M.
- 87 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q2 2016, up from 82 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $175M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q2 2016, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q2 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $33.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $12.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.