ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.1M → $47.4M (+$12.3M)
0.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.13% → 1.88% (+0.75%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 34 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $86.3M | Put options by funds: $92.1M
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$9.82M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.5M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.51M |
| 4 |
XS
XR Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.23M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$520K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.64M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.59M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.53M |
| 4 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$374K |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$333K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
BCI
27
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
28
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | -$4.7K | -24 | -60% |
|
|
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2K | -$87.5K | -447 | -98% |
|
30
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
SPIA
31
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
CPIG
32
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
HR
33
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
34
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$374K | -2,175 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
35
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$333K | -1,552 | Closed |
|
36
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$22.9K | -117 | Closed |
|
|
SMFS
37
Squar Milner Financial Services
Irvine,
California
| – | -$17K | -80 | Closed |
|
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
34 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $47.4M — up 35% from $35.1M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in UCO was balanced in Q3 2018: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $9.82M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $2.64M.
- 34 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $47.4M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q3 2018, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q3 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q3 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $9.82M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q3 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $2.64M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.