ProShares Ultra S&P500
62 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 75 → 62 (-13)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $161M
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27
52% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $1.01B (-$1.09B)
62% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 26
91% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 1 (-10)
177.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1,337.86% → 1,160.42% (-177%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$14.4M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$2.58M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.01M |
| 4 |
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.26M |
| 5 |
HJMC
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Quincy,
Massachusetts
|
+$837K |
Top Sellers
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
62 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.01B — down 52% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of SSO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $722M sold.
- 62 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2013, down from 75 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $1.01B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2013, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.4M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $722M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.