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ProShares Ultra S&P500
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173 hedge funds and large institutions have $529M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 16

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $110M | Put options by funds: $76.3M

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 163 → 173 (+10)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

7.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.52% → 49.56% (-8%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $605M → $529M (-$76.2M)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
173
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.13%
% of All Funds
3.03%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
31
Increased
34
Reduced
59
Closed
16
Calls
$110M
Puts
$76.3M
Net Calls
+$33.5M
Net Calls Change
-$1.37M

Top Buyers

1
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$39.6M
2
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$16.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$11.2M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$10.5M
5
PFA
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
+$5.13M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$125M
2
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
-$21.7M
3
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$12.5M
4
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$10.1M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WB
126
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$240K – – –
PAM
127
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$235K – – –
CFS
128
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$228K -$2.02K -64 -0.8%
IWP
129
Innova Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$215K -$241K -7,620 -51%
KPCM
130
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$214K +$126K +4,000 +127%
CAG
131
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$213K -$253K -8,016 -54%
AA
132
Altman Advisors
Illinois
$212K +$196K +6,200 New
RFA
133
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$188K – – –
S
134
SignatureFD
Georgia
$185K – – –
BCM
135
Blume Capital Management
California
$180K +$190K +6,000 New
NFG
136
Next Financial Group
Texas
$170K +$1.64K +52 +0.9%
LFG
137
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$169K +$20.7K +656 +13%
ED
138
Exane Derivatives
France
$152K +$161K +5,080 New
PFA
139
Professional Financial Advisors
Nebraska
$114K +$86K +2,720 +251%
AWM
140
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$111K +$118K +3,720 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
141
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$103K – – –
CA
142
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$103K – – –
CG
143
Cutler Group
California
$95K +$101K +3,200 New
Barclays
144
Barclays
United Kingdom
$89K -$2.28K -72 -2%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
145
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$60K -$432K -13,656 -87%
Fifth Third Bancorp
146
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$53K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
147
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$51K -$11.1K -352 -17%
IFAM
148
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$50K -$61.6K -1,948 -54%
EWM
149
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$48K – – –
WQ
150
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$43K -$59.7K -1,888 -57%
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SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

173 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $529M — down 13% from $605M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new SSO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Piershale Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.6M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $125M.

  • 173 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2021, up from 163 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $529M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2021, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2021 was Piershale Financial Group, an estimated $39.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2021 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $125M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.