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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
MM
151
Main Management
California
$36K +$37.9K +1,200 New
CFGS
152
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$35K – – –
SCA
153
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$30K -$31.6K -1,000 -50%
JGIA
154
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$30K – – –
William Blair & Company
155
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$29K -$9.1K -288 -23%
TAM
156
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$28.8K -$4.3K -136 -14%
CC
157
Corsicana & Co
Texas
$28K – – –
Bank of Montreal
158
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$25K – – –
CP
159
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$20K -$4.68K -148 -19%
FHA
160
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$18K +$19.2K +608 New
NFSG
161
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$16K – – –
AWA
162
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$13K -$78.9K -2,496 -85%
Citigroup
163
Citigroup
New York
$12K – – –
GWS
164
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$12K +$12.6K +400 New
TWA
165
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$11K +$11.3K +356 New
AP
166
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$6K -$19K -600 -75%
TWM
167
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$6K – – –
HI
168
Hoey Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
LPU
169
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$2M -66,976 Closed
IMC Chicago
170
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$1.63M -54,608 Closed
CCMG
171
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.62M -54,404 Closed
OPS
172
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$583K -19,536 Closed
TPA
173
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
– -$463K -15,516 Closed
NWA
174
New World Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$412K -13,820 Closed
CBFP
175
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
– -$381K -12,756 Closed
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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.