ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
119% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.5M → $25.3M (+$13.8M)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 31 (+6)
0.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.62% → 1.3% (+0.68%)
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.8M | Put options by funds: $63.7M
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.29M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.59M |
| 3 |
XS
XR Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$962K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$877K |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$689K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$544K |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$352K |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$303K |
| 4 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$186K |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$17.8K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NFG
26
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $3K | +$2.44K | +22 | New |
|
|
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2K | -$3.56K | -32 | -67% |
|
|
SFS
28
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
SPIA
29
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
30
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $1K | +$1.11K | +10 | New |
|
|
31
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$352K | -3,472 | Closed |
|
|
CS
32
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$303K | -2,988 | Closed |
|
|
HF
33
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$186K | -1,840 | Closed |
|
|
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$17.8K | -160 | -99% |
|
35
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$13K | -126 | Closed |
|
|
GSWM
36
Golden State Wealth Management
Santa Ana,
California
| – | -$1K | -11 | Closed |
|
37
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1K | -9 | Closed |
|
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
31 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $25.3M — up 119% from $11.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new UCO positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Simplex Trading, cutting an estimated $544K.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q4 2019, up from 25 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $25.3M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2019, up 119% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.29M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2019 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $544K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.