ProShares Ultra S&P500
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.3M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $112M | Put options by funds: $64.1M
7.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.96% → 48.9% (-7.1%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 92 → 82 (-10)
30% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $141M → $99.3M (-$42M)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 23
54% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 35
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
1IA
1834 Investment Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$1.67M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.63M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$1.33M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$977K |
| 5 |
TAT
TD Ameritrade Trust
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$777K |
Top Sellers
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
82 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $99.3M — down 30% from $141M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of SSO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.
The largest buyer was 1834 Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.67M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $9.7M.
- 82 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2016, down from 92 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $99.3M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2016 was 1834 Investment Advisors, an estimated $1.67M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2016 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $9.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.