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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
WAS
101
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$32K -$12.9K -1,000 -29%
PAI
102
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$30K – – –
SWP
103
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$24K +$24K +1,856 New
VDFA
104
Vickerman & Driscoll Financial Advisors
Washington
$20K +$19.2K +1,488 New
GWM
105
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16K -$87.7K -6,776 -85%
PA
106
Parallel Advisors
California
$15K – – –
WCBA
107
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$11K -$207 -16 -2%
PWM
108
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$10K +$9.42K +728 New
SIS
109
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10K +$9.42K +728 New
AIM
110
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$7K +$5.69K +440 +550%
CFD
111
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$5K – – –
TCM
112
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$8.08M -668,016 Closed
BAM
113
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$5.95M -491,936 Closed
Jane Street
114
Jane Street
New York
– -$2.08M -160,752 Closed
VF
115
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.83M -151,432 Closed
OIM
116
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
– -$1.75M -145,008 Closed
QCMA
117
Quad Capital Management Advisors
New York
– -$726K -60,000 Closed
VFA
118
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
– -$589K -48,688 Closed
UBS Group
119
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$564K -46,616 Closed
WSTAM
120
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$456K -37,688 Closed
TH
121
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$372K -28,792 Closed
HF
122
HRT Financial
New York
– -$244K -20,248 Closed
TSS
123
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$230K -19,056 Closed
NFG
124
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$110K -8,832 Closed
BC
125
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
– -$37K -3,096 Closed
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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.