ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
20 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 20 (+4)
0.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.13% → 0.47% (-0.67%)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.1M | Put options by funds: $21.2M
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $72.2M → $58.5M (-$13.6M)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$3.36M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$2.76M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.7M |
| 4 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$1.68M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$641K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.93M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.99M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$444K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$338K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$238K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
20 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $58.5M — down 19% from $72.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new UCO positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $3.36M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.93M sold.
- 20 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q3 2014, up from 16 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $58.5M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q3 2014, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q3 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $3.36M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.93M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.