ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.9M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.3M | Put options by funds: $24M
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $64.3M → $64.9M (+$560K)
0.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.69% → 0.88% (+0.2%)
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 15 (-2)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.71M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.82M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.02M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$48.4K |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$42.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.12M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.7M |
| 3 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$1.31M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.04M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$935K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
15 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $64.9M — up 0.87% from $64.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of UCO and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $2.71M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $3.12M.
- 15 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q1 2014, down from 17 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $64.9M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2014, up 0.87% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q1 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $2.71M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q1 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.