ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.2M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 31 (+5)
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.8M | Put options by funds: $49.6M
0.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.68% → 1.07% (-0.6%)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7
47% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.5M → $29.2M (-$26.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$7.48M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.26M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.23M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$778K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$458K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$35.8M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$8.03M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.04M |
| 5 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$56.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FMA
26
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
| $5K | +$4.65K | +29 | New |
|
|
CG
27
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $5K | +$5.13K | +32 | New |
|
|
SFG
28
SevenBridge Financial Group
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
29
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
HR
30
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| $1K | +$963 | +6 | New |
|
|
AG
31
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$36K | -248 | Closed |
|
|
GI
32
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | -$11K | -78 | Closed |
|
|
RCG
33
Ruggie Capital Group
Tavares,
Florida
| – | -$10K | -69 | Closed |
|
|
CPIG
34
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3.85K | -24 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2K | -16 | Closed |
|
|
TC
36
Trilogy Capital
Irvine,
California
| – | +$160 | +1 | New |
|
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
31 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $29.2M — down 47% from $55.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UCO positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $7.48M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $35.8M.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q1 2018, up from 26 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $29.2M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2018, down 47% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q1 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.48M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q1 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $35.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.