ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
62% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12M → $19.4M (+$7.4M)
0.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.55% → 0.71% (+0.16%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 28 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 9
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.1M | Put options by funds: $57.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.11M |
| 2 |
XS
XR Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$978K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$484K |
| 4 |
SBIA
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indianapolis,
Indiana
|
+$352K |
| 5 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$250K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.54M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.69M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$934K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$706K |
| 5 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$676K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
27
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
GSWM
28
Golden State Wealth Management
Santa Ana,
California
| $1K | +$1.27K | +11 | New |
|
|
29
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$934K | -11,232 | Closed |
|
|
JT
30
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$676K | -8,135 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$362K | -4,355 | Closed |
|
|
BA
32
BKS Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$266K | -3,200 | Closed |
|
|
CS
33
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$262K | -3,151 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
34
Bayesian Capital Management
Brooklyn,
New York
| – | -$190K | -2,285 | Closed |
|
|
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$21K | -261 | Closed |
|
|
AIC
36
Ameritas Investment Company
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| – | -$2K | -22 | Closed |
|
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
28 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $19.4M — up 62% from $12M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in UCO was balanced in Q1 2019: 9 funds opened new positions, 9 closed out, 5 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.11M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, cutting an estimated $2.54M.
- 28 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $19.4M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2019, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q1 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q1 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $7.11M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q1 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $2.54M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.