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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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148 hedge funds and large institutions have $504M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 13

250% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 7 (+5)

130% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $219M → $504M (+$285M)

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70M | Put options by funds: $54.3M

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 148 (+33)

26.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.01% → 62.68% (+27%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
148
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+28.7%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+250%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
47
Increased
25
Reduced
37
Closed
13
Calls
$70M
Puts
$54.3M
Net Calls
+$15.7M
Net Calls Change
+$5.84M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$161M
2
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
+$20M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$8.77M
4
PFA
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
+$5.19M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$7.71M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$4.95M
3
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$2.77M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.34M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$2.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CB
101
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$233K +$210K +10,200 New
OMC
102
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$228K +$205K +10,000 New
WSTAM
103
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$226K -$364K -17,716 -64%
AAP
104
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$225K – – –
VCA
105
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$214K +$192K +9,356 New
RWA
106
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$210K +$189K +9,200 New
US Bancorp
107
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$209K -$64.1K -3,120 -25%
CFS
108
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$204K +$183K +8,924 New
EP
109
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$187K +$10.1K +492 +6%
Vontobel Holding
110
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$183K +$164K +8,000 New
KPCM
111
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$163K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
112
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$163K +$106K +5,180 +266%
ED
113
Exane Derivatives
France
$160K +$42.7K +2,080 +42%
RFA
114
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$149K – – –
S
115
SignatureFD
Georgia
$141K -$16.4K -800 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
116
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$118K – – –
LFG
117
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$114K – – –
UBS Group
118
UBS Group
Switzerland
$83K -$681K -33,132 -90%
MCC
119
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$82K +$73.6K +3,584 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
120
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$79K -$117K -5,672 -62%
Bank of America
121
Bank of America
North Carolina
$57K +$51.3K +2,496 New
HWA
122
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
$57K +$51.5K +2,508 New
CG
123
Cutler Group
California
$57K +$51.8K +2,520 New
TCWA
124
Ten Capital Wealth Advisors
Washington
$44K +$39.2K +1,908 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
125
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$40K – – –
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5
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

148 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $504M — up 130% from $219M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new SSO positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, cutting an estimated $7.71M.

  • 148 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2020, up from 115 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $504M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2020, up 130% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2020 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2020 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $7.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.