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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $288M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $227M → $288M (+$61M)

13.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.89% → 98.28% (+13%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 134 (+8)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 40

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $51M | Put options by funds: $114M

Holders
134
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.35%
% of All Funds
2.9%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
40
Increased
28
Reduced
40
Closed
30
Calls
$51M
Puts
$114M
Net Calls
-$62.6M
Net Calls Change
+$47.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$23.9M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$21.3M
3
BAM
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
+$15.8M
4
TI
TTP Investments
California
+$7.91M
5
PWG
Private Wealth Group
Florida
+$6.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$20.8M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$15.7M
3
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$5.95M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$5.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NR
126
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$4K +$1.2K +88 +50%
TCM
127
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$4K +$3.27K +240 New
SIS
128
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2K -$10.1K -744 -88%
DWM
129
Destination Wealth Management
California
$2K – – –
DBT
130
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$2K – – –
HGWM
131
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.09K +80 New
Koshinski Asset Management
132
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$448 -$240K -17,600 -37%
Fisher Asset Management
133
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$4.38M -377,408 Closed
BFG
134
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
– -$3.27M -282,088 Closed
BI
135
Bramshill Investments
Florida
– -$2.62M -225,784 Closed
Millennium Management
136
Millennium Management
New York
– -$1.33M -114,448 Closed
BFEC
137
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$1.11M -95,576 Closed
BW
138
Bison Wealth
Georgia
– -$968K -83,440 Closed
Walleye Trading
139
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$828K -60,760 Closed
TC
140
TownSquare Capital
Utah
– -$713K -51,872 Closed
BIA
141
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$464K -40,000 Closed
CCA
142
Cruiser Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$427K -36,800 Closed
IC
143
Intersect Capital
California
– -$405K -34,912 Closed
MWM
144
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
– -$354K -30,536 Closed
RCAG
145
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$177K -29,920 Closed
SFG
146
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
– -$284K -24,512 Closed
CBU
147
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
– -$261K -22,504 Closed
MAM
148
Morse Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$246K -21,200 Closed
AIP
149
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
– -$234K -20,160 Closed
PFA
150
Pure Financial Advisors
California
– -$232K -20,000 Closed
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

134 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $288M — up 27% from $227M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new SSO positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tuttle Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.9M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $20.8M.

  • 134 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2019, up from 126 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $288M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2019, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2019 was Tuttle Capital Management, an estimated $23.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2019 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $20.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.