ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
110% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.5M → $55.5M (+$29.1M)
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $100M | Put options by funds: $74.2M
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.66% → 1.68% (+1%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 26 (-4)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
70% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 10
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.56M |
| 3 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$316K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$228K |
| 5 |
FFW
Fusion Family Wealth
Woodbury,
New York
|
+$60.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.99M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.6M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.27M |
| 4 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.14M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$957K |
UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
26 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $55.5M — up 110% from $26.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of UCO and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.99M.
- 26 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q4 2017, down from 30 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $55.5M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2017, up 110% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $23M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.