ProShares Ultra S&P500
92 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
1,300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 14 (+13)
310% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 10
176% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $2.79B (+$1.78B)
81.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1,160.42% → 1,241.97% (+82%)
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 14
48% more funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 92 (+30)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $173M | Put options by funds: $232M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Barrington,
Illinois
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
PI
Placemark Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$58M |
| 4 |
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$48.1M |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$38.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$5.65M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.63M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$2.61M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.5M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.22M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
92 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.79B — up 176% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new SSO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Good Harbor Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $5.65M.
- 92 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2013, up from 62 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $2.79B of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2013, up 176% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $1.02B added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2013 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.65M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.