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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.6M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.5M → $61.6M (+$24.1M)

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 9

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 41 (+5)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $83.6M | Put options by funds: $78M

0.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.31% → 1.09% (+0.78%)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+13.89%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
12
Reduced
9
Closed
11
Calls
$83.6M
Puts
$78M
Net Calls
+$5.62M
Net Calls Change
+$6.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$10.1M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$8.84M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.13M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.06M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$856K
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$464K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$294K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$286K
5
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
-$246K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PVH
51
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
– -$2K -13 Closed
CG
52
Cutler Group
California
– -$1.04K -8 Closed
ED
53
Exane Derivatives
France
– -$12 – –
1 2
3

UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

41 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $61.6M — up 64% from $37.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UCO positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $856K.

  • 41 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q1 2017, up from 36 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $61.6M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2017, up 64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q1 2017 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q1 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $856K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.