ProShares Ultra S&P500
102 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 18
3.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.27% → 91.62% (+3.3%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 100 → 102 (+2)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $208M → $217M (+$8.19M)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $255M
61% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 41
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$33.9M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$9.66M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$7.75M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$7.09M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.98M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$32.1M |
| 2 |
AG
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$10.8M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.19M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.19M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.79M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
102 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $217M — up 3.9% from $208M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new SSO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $33.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $32.1M.
- 102 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q3 2017, up from 100 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $217M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q3 2017, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q3 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q3 2017 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $33.9M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.