ProShares Ultra S&P500
SSO
129 hedge funds and large institutions have $283M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $288M → $283M (-$5.14M)
3.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.28% → 94.79% (-3.5%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 129 (-5)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 45
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.4M | Put options by funds: $119M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Barrington,
Illinois
|
+$18.7M |
| 2 |
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Johnstown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.32M |
| 3 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$4.38M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.12M |
| 5 |
TI
TTP Investments
San Jose,
California
|
+$2.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BAM
Belpointe Asset Management
Reno,
Nevada
|
-$24.7M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$16M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$7.49M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.6M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5.04M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
129 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $283M — down 1.8% from $288M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new SSO positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Piershale Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.7M. The largest seller was Belpointe Asset Management, cutting an estimated $24.7M.
- 129 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q2 2019, down from 134 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $283M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q2 2019, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q2 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q2 2019 was Piershale Financial Group, an estimated $18.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q2 2019 was Belpointe Asset Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.