ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
46 hedge funds and large institutions have $43M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
220% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 5
156% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 9
143% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.7M → $43M (+$25.3M)
44% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 46 (+14)
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.07% → 0.07% (-0%)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.1M | Put options by funds: $23.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$15.7M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.6M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$4.09M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.73M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.92M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.86M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$3.32M |
| 3 |
THCM
Tipp Hill Capital Management
New York
|
-$726K |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$463K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$285K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$205K | -316 | Closed |
|
52
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$50K | -76 | Closed |
|
|
WA
53
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$8K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
54
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$1 | -2 | Closed |
|
|
IWMPD
55
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
Palm Desert,
California
| – | +$494 | +1 | New |
|
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
46 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $43M — up 143% from $17.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new UCO positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $15.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $3.86M.
- 46 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q1 2015, up from 32 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $43M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2015, up 143% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q1 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $15.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.