ProShares Ultra S&P500
90 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 13
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 90 (+7)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $126M | Put options by funds: $126M
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $162M → $161M (-$727K)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 24
10.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.92% → 74.71% (-10%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.1M |
| 2 |
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Johnstown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.87M |
| 3 |
SBL
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Boulder,
Colorado
|
+$3.74M |
| 4 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
+$3.23M |
| 5 |
BA
BKS Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
|
+$3.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$13.3M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$12.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$6.53M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.26M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.46M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
90 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $161M — down 0.45% from $162M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SSO positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was DRW Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $13.3M.
- 90 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q4 2016, up from 83 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $161M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q4 2016, down 0.45% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q4 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q4 2016 was DRW Securities, an estimated $11.1M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $13.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.