ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
111% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.3M → $55.5M (+$29.2M)
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $98.9M | Put options by funds: $72.9M
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.66% → 1.68% (+1%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 26 (-4)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
70% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 10
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.56M |
| 3 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$316K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$228K |
| 5 |
FFW
Fusion Family Wealth
Woodbury,
New York
|
+$60.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.99M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.6M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.27M |
| 4 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.14M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$957K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
27
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.14M | -9,051 | Closed |
|
|
CG
28
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$957K | -7,616 | Closed |
|
|
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$459K | -4,120 | Closed |
|
|
JT
30
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$309K | -2,778 | Closed |
|
|
BA
31
BKS Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$267K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
32
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$179K | -1,603 | Closed |
|
33
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$162K | -1,286 | Closed |
|
34
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$57K | -509 | Closed |
|
35
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$37K | -341 | Closed |
|
36
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$29K | -256 | Closed |
|
|
FDCDDQ
37
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$18.5K | -166 | Closed |
|
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
26 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $55.5M — up 111% from $26.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of UCO and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.99M.
- 26 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q4 2017, down from 30 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $55.5M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2017, up 111% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $23M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.