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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.1M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.2M → $35.1M (+$5.91M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 34 (+3)

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.07% → 1.13% (+0.06%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 7

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $81.6M | Put options by funds: $84.1M

Holders
34
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+9.68%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
7
Reduced
7
Closed
8
Calls
$81.6M
Puts
$84.1M
Net Calls
-$2.56M
Net Calls Change
-$8.71M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.84M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.39M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$2.1M
4
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
+$1.28M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.02M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.68M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$2.42M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.36M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$538K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$485K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
26
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$9K – – –
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9K +$7.48K +40 New
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K – – –
BCI
29
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.24K +28 New
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K – – –
SPIA
31
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2K +$1.87K +10 New
HR
32
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K – – –
CPIG
33
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1K +$748 +4 New
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$2.42M -14,112 Closed
FAIM
35
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$294K -1,712 Closed
SWP
36
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$33K -194 Closed
RIA
37
RPG Investment Advisory
California
– -$30K -176 Closed
ASN
38
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$14K -80 Closed
ML
39
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$9K -53 Closed
IWM
40
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$8K -50 Closed
SFG
41
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
– -$3K -15 Closed
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

34 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $35.1M — up 20% from $29.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new UCO positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $2.84M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $5.68M.

  • 34 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q2 2018, up from 31 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $35.1M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q2 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q2 2018 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $2.84M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q2 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $5.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.