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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
PNC Financial Services Group
126
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$39K +$10.4K +504 +42%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
127
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$36K – – –
William Blair & Company
128
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$36K – – –
OPW
129
Oxler Private Wealth
New York
$36K +$32.9K +1,600 New
PFA
130
Professional Financial Advisors
Nebraska
$30K – – –
MM
131
Main Management
California
$27K -$288K -14,000 -92%
PP
132
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$27K – – –
TAM
133
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$22.4K +$20.1K +980 New
RVM
134
Robinson Value Management
Texas
$19K +$16.9K +824 New
BBHBI
135
B, B, H, & B Inc
Alabama
$19K +$17.1K +832 New
AP
136
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$18K – – –
HGWM
137
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$14K -$822 -40 -6%
FHC
138
First Horizon Corporation
Tennessee
$13K – – –
ASN
139
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$8K -$90.1K -4,384 -93%
CC
140
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$6K +$5.59K +272 New
FCH
141
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$5.75K -$2.22K -108 -30%
TWM
142
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$5K +$4.11K +200 New
GI
143
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K – – –
MF
144
Manchester Financial
California
$2K -$411 -20 -17%
HI
145
Hoey Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
Millennium Management
146
Millennium Management
New York
– -$2.22K -121,072 Closed
BHA
147
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
– -$441K -24,000 Closed
WIA
148
World Investment Advisors
California
– -$437K -23,800 Closed
CAM
149
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
– -$410K -22,348 Closed
GSIS
150
Global Strategic Investment Solutions
Arizona
– -$220K -12,000 Closed
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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.