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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.1M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

240% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 5

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.4M | Put options by funds: $18.4M

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 39 (+1)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 11

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29M → $30.1M (+$1.08M)

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.29% → 0.32% (+0.03%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
17
Reduced
5
Closed
11
Calls
$21.4M
Puts
$18.4M
Net Calls
+$2.99M
Net Calls Change
-$3.57M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$16.4M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.85M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.67M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$2.28M
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$2.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$3.17M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.34M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.73M
4
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
-$907K
5
BHA
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
-$521K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$69K -$2.6K -11 -2%
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$54K +$1.18K +5 +1%
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$27K +$41.3K +175 New
AFP
29
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$25K +$37.8K +160 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
30
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$7K – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K +$3.78K +16 +89%
EDRH
32
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$6K – – –
EDRS
33
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$6K – – –
ED
34
Exane Derivatives
France
$5.61K -$4.72K -20 -36%
CG
35
Cutler Group
California
$4K +$6.14K +26 New
TCM
36
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$3K – – –
AIA
37
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$2K +$2.36K +10 New
CCS
38
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$2K +$3.78K +16 New
WAS
39
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$1K +$2.36K +10 New
LCM
40
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$3.17M -11,200 Closed
FTUS
41
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$2.34M -8,267 Closed
VCAM
42
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
– -$907K -3,200 Closed
BHA
43
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
– -$521K -1,836 Closed
ID
44
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$369K -1,301 Closed
SWP
45
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$215K -757 Closed
VHAM
46
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
– -$113K -400 Closed
RIA
47
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$8K -30 Closed
CFSG
48
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
– -$2K -8 Closed
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$2K -8 Closed
FMP
50
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
– -$2K -7 Closed
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

39 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $30.1M — up 3.7% from $29M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new UCO positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Landscape Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.17M sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q4 2015, up from 38 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $30.1M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2015, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2015 was Landscape Capital Management, an estimated $3.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.