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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $331M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.79% → 113.67% (+19%)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $283M → $331M (+$47.7M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 123 (-6)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 42

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.7M | Put options by funds: $284M

Holders
123
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.65%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
16
Increased
26
Reduced
42
Closed
21
Calls
$66.7M
Puts
$284M
Net Calls
-$217M
Net Calls Change
-$155M

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$81.2M
2
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$7.67M
3
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$2.08M
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$2.02M
5
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$1.79M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$20.3M
2
CC
Cedar Capital
Illinois
-$5.72M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$5.68M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.37M
5
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JFA
101
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$77K – – –
RFA
102
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$68K – – –
KPCM
103
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$67K -$69.8K -4,392 -51%
PNC Financial Services Group
104
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$58K – – –
PCM
105
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$45K +$44.5K +2,800 New
US Bancorp
106
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$41K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
107
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$36K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
108
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$28K – – –
SCA
109
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$26K – – –
WCG
110
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$26K – – –
PA
111
Parallel Advisors
California
$17K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
112
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13K – – –
PAI
113
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$13K – – –
Citigroup
114
Citigroup
New York
$11K -$127 -8 -1%
WC
115
Weil Company
California
$11K +$10.7K +672 New
FIA
116
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$10K -$107K -6,712 -91%
NR
117
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$6K +$127 +8 +2%
BlackRock
118
BlackRock
New York
$6K +$5.85K +368 New
BWM
119
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$5K – – –
SIS
120
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$1K -$127 -8 -8%
HGWM
121
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
SWP
122
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$29 – – –
CC
123
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$5.72M -363,008 Closed
DS
124
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$5.68M -360,440 Closed
WAM
125
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$4.37M -274,736 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

123 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $331M — up 17% from $283M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $81.2M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $20.3M.

  • 123 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2019, down from 129 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $331M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $81.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $20.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.