ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
41 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.7M 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.
65% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $37.5M → $61.7M (+$24.2M)
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)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $84.6M | Put options by funds: $78.5M
0.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.31% → 1.09% (+0.78%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$10.1M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$8.84M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.13M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.06M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$856K |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$464K |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$294K |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$286K |
| 5 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
-$246K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
41 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $61.7M — up 65% 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 $61.7M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q1 2017, up 65% 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.