ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
38 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
0.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.07% → 0.3% (+0.24%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 10
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 38 (-8)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43M → $34.5M (-$8.53M)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68.1M | Put options by funds: $96.1M
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.41M |
| 2 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.22M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.49M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.18M |
| 5 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$17.2M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.61M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.24M |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$360K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
38 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $34.5M — down 20% from $43M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of UCO and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.
The largest buyer was Simplex Trading, adding an estimated $2.41M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $17.2M.
- 38 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q2 2015, down from 46 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $34.5M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q2 2015, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q2 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q2 2015 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $2.41M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q2 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $17.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.