ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
37 hedge funds and large institutions have $20M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
117% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 6
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.8M | Put options by funds: $27.6M
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.32% → 0.21% (-0.11%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 39 → 37 (-2)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.1M → $20M (-$10M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$3.66M |
| 2 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.68M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.52M |
| 4 |
RIA
RPG Investment Advisory
Pleasanton,
California
|
+$1.1M |
| 5 |
KCM
Kempner Capital Management
Galveston,
Texas
|
+$709K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$8.45M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.83M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$919K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$784K |
| 5 |
RC
RBF Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$384K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
37 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $20M — down 33% from $30.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of UCO and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $3.66M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.45M sold.
- 37 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q1 2016, down from 39 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $20M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q1 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.66M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $8.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.