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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
FTUS
1
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$14.9M +$10.1M +77,652 +163%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$11.8M +$4.06M +31,351 +46%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$10.6M +$8.84M +68,231 +326%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.03M +$5.13M +39,616 +142%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.62M +$2.81M +21,663 +6,486%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.02M -$856K -6,602 -28%
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.86M +$1.12M +8,652 +124%
KCM
8
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$1.66M +$309K +2,387 +21%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.61M +$235K +1,811 +15%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$1.48M -$464K -3,580 -22%
CA
11
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$959K +$1.05M +8,065 New
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$485K -$3.24K -25 -0.6%
TMC
13
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$405K +$125K +968 +40%
IA
14
IFP Advisors
Florida
$360K +$272K +2,099 +226%
Wolverine Trading
15
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$350K +$387K +2,987 New
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$315K +$50.7K +391 +17%
BA
17
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$286K +$312K +2,404 New
ID
18
Integral Derivatives
New York
$284K +$165K +1,273 +114%
JMPWA
19
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$260K +$283K +2,187 New
HT
20
HAP Trading
New York
$257K +$281K +2,165 New
RIA
21
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$238K +$259K +2,002 New
BCM
22
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$192K +$209K +1,616 New
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$174K -$29.9K -231 -14%
Simplex Trading
24
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$164K +$179K +1,380 New
Nomura Holdings
25
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$131K +$143K +1,103 New
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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.