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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

97% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $75.7M | Put options by funds: $38.4M

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 42 (+1)

0.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1.09% → 0.87% (-0.22%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.6M → $54.3M (-$7.26M)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
9
Calls
$75.7M
Puts
$38.4M
Net Calls
+$37.3M
Net Calls Change
+$31.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.57M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$5.51M
3
GA
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
+$1.06M
4
TMC
Trellus Management Company
Florida
+$649K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$519K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.08M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.71M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.19M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.13M
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$350K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$84K +$94.7K +903 New
AG
27
Advisor Group
Arizona
$43K +$12.1K +115 +33%
FDCDDQ
28
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$34K +$29.4K +280 +326%
PA
29
Parallel Advisors
California
$21K – – –
RCG
30
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$9K – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8K +$4.09K +39 +81%
FPF
32
FNY Partners Fund
New York
$7K -$11.7K -112 -58%
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K +$8.39K +80 New
NA
34
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$5.48K +$6.71K +64 New
CPIG
35
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$4K +$2.52K +24 +100%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
36
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$4K +$4.51K +43 New
EDRH
37
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$3K – – –
YWP
38
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$2K – – –
AWM
39
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K -$3.15K -30 -77%
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1K – – –
SFG
41
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
VWA
42
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$1K +$1.15K +11 New
Wolverine Trading
43
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$350K -2,987 Closed
ID
44
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$251K -2,390 Closed
HT
45
HAP Trading
New York
– -$227K -2,165 Closed
BCM
46
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$192K -1,616 Closed
Nomura Holdings
47
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$131K -1,103 Closed
Walleye Trading
48
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$74.2K -708 Closed
WAP
49
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$11K -96 Closed
USGIU
50
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
– -$6 -48 Closed
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

42 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $54.3M — down 12% from $61.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UCO positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $7.57M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $5.08M.

  • 42 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q2 2017, up from 41 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $54.3M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q2 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.57M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.