ProShares Ultra S&P500
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 20
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 111 → 111 (0)
4.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 13.21% → 8.71% (-4.5%)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 44
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $78.1M | Put options by funds: $158M
63% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $51M | Capital outflows: $136M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$10.5M |
| 2 |
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$9.8M |
| 3 |
TD Ameritrade Trust
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$6.68M |
| 4 |
Piershale Financial Group
Barrington,
Illinois
|
+$5.95M |
| 5 |
Howard Capital Management
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$3.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$42.6M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$18.6M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$12.8M |
| 4 |
GECH
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
|
-$8.75M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$7.16M |
SSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
111 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $206M — down 33% from $306M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SSO positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $42.6M.
- 111 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) as of Q1 2018, unchanged from Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $206M of ProShares Ultra S&P500 stock for Q1 2018, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new ProShares Ultra S&P500 positions in Q1 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 buyer in Q1 2018 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $10.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra S&P500 seller in Q1 2018 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $42.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.