ProShares Ultra S&P500
142 hedge funds and large institutions have $422M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 15
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $331M → $422M (+$90.9M)
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 123 → 142 (+19)
1.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 113.67% → 114.93% (+1.3%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 36
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71.5M | Put options by funds: $239M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$13.8M |
| 2 |
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
|
+$7.09M |
| 3 |
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
+$5.94M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$3.31M |
| 5 |
CC
Cedar Capital
Barrington,
Illinois
|
+$2.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.96M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$3.4M |
| 3 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$3.21M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.65M |
| 5 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
-$2.31M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
142 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $422M — up 27% from $331M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new SSO positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $4.96M.
- 142 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2019, up from 123 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $422M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2019, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2019 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $4.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.