ProShares Ultra S&P500
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$25.4M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$17.9M |
| 3 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
+$9.41M |
| 4 |
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.3M |
| 5 |
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Lenexa,
Kansas
|
+$6.51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$5.83M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.89M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4.69M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$3.91M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$3.72M |
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.