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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.3M → $55.5M (+$29.2M)

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $98.9M | Put options by funds: $72.9M

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

Holders
26
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.59%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
3
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$98.9M
Puts
$72.9M
Net Calls
+$26M
Net Calls Change
-$28.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$23M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.56M
3
CIBC Private Wealth Group
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
+$316K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$228K
5
FFW
Fusion Family Wealth
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
Jane Street
New York
-$1.27M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$1.14M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$957K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
1
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$38.7M +$23M +183,367 +228%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.69M +$2.56M +20,362 +63%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.18M -$107K -855 -5%
KCM
4
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$2.05M – – –
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.71M +$228K +1,819 +18%
FTUS
6
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$760K -$1.6M -12,765 -71%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$566K -$1.27M -10,121 -72%
VF
8
Virtu Financial
New York
$430K -$1.99M -15,879 -84%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
9
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$369K +$316K +2,517 New
STA
10
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$319K +$228K +1,814 New
FAIM
11
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$251K +$215K +1,712 New
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$231K -$17.3K -138 -8%
IA
13
IFP Advisors
Florida
$107K -$502 -4 -0.5%
FFW
14
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$70K +$60.3K +480 New
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$36K – – –
SWP
16
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$29K +$24.7K +197 New
RIA
17
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$26K -$172K -1,368 -89%
IWM
18
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$23K +$18.3K +146 New
GI
19
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$11K +$9.8K +78 New
RCG
20
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$10K -$4.14K -33 -32%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K -$3.52K -28 -41%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
22
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$6K – – –
CPIG
23
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$4K – – –
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$2.01K -16 -50%
SFG
25
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

26 of the 4,409 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 111% from $26.3M 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 111% 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.