ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
16 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.2M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.8M | Put options by funds: $20.3M
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $64.9M → $72.2M (+$7.25M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 16 (+1)
0.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.88% → 1.13% (+0.25%)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$7.28M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.75M |
| 3 |
BA
Boston Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.44M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$184K |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$112K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$7.28M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.06M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$997K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$226K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
16 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $72.2M — up 11% from $64.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new UCO positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $7.28M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $7.28M.
- 16 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q2 2014, up from 15 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $72.2M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q2 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q2 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $7.28M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q2 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $7.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.