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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
AIM
101
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1K -$743 -64 -44%
SS
102
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$2.23M -199,128 Closed
AWM
103
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$2.13M -190,584 Closed
PSW
104
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
– -$2.08M -186,000 Closed
FAAS
105
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$2.04M -182,824 Closed
TAT
106
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
– -$1.27M -153,040 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
107
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$1.35M -120,800 Closed
AI
108
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$889K -79,464 Closed
MHS
109
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$730K -65,248 Closed
BRWA
110
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$477K -42,608 Closed
CG
111
Cutler Group
California
– -$439K -37,832 Closed
JT
112
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$360K -32,200 Closed
DC
113
Davenport & Co
Virginia
– -$244K -21,792 Closed
FA
114
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$206K -18,400 Closed
FANJ
115
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$112K -10,040 Closed
MWM
116
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
– -$34K -3,072 Closed
DBT
117
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
– -$30K -2,680 Closed
NCM
118
New Capital Management
Texas
– -$12K -1,120 Closed
BRC
119
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
– -$9K -800 Closed
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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.