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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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32 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.7M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 10

60% more funds holding

Funds holding: 20 → 32 (+12)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.47% → 0.07% (-0.4%)

49% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.1M | Put options by funds: $14M

70% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.5M → $17.7M (-$40.8M)

Holders
32
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
6
Reduced
4
Closed
10
Calls
$7.1M
Puts
$14M
Net Calls
-$6.87M
Net Calls Change
-$4.77M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$9.48M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.98M
3
TMC
Trellus Management Company
Florida
+$1.47M
4
THCM
Tipp Hill Capital Management
New York
+$1.4M
5
KCM
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$16M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$5.6M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.98M
4
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$1.52M
5
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ED
26
Exane Derivatives
France
$70.5K +$136K +109 New
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$50K +$95.1K +76 New
Canada Life
28
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$11K +$20K +16 New
WA
29
WFG Advisors
Texas
$8K +$16.3K +13 New
CFSG
30
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$5K +$10K +8 New
RIA
31
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2K +$3.75K +3 New
BRWA
32
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1 +$2.5K +2 New
Credit Agricole
33
Credit Agricole
France
– -$1.52M -800 Closed
BA
34
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$1.2M -632 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$744K -595 Closed
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
– -$580K -306 Closed
Nomura Holdings
37
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$295K -156 Closed
BRWM
38
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$151K -80 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
39
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$93.1K -49 Closed
Walleye Trading
40
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$25K -20 Closed
SSB
41
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
– -$7K -4 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1K -1 Closed
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

32 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $17.7M — down 70% from $58.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new UCO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $9.48M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $16M.

  • 32 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q4 2014, up from 20 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $17.7M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2014, down 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $9.48M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.