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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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31 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5M → $25.3M (+$13.8M)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 25 → 31 (+6)

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.62% → 1.3% (+0.68%)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.8M | Put options by funds: $63.7M

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4

Holders
31
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+24%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
2
Reduced
4
Closed
6
Calls
$40.8M
Puts
$63.7M
Net Calls
-$23M
Net Calls Change
+$46K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.29M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.59M
3
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
+$962K
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$877K
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
+$689K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$544K
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$352K
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$303K
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$186K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$17.8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lido Advisors
1
Lido Advisors
California
$9.34M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.08M +$5.29M +47,567 New
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.82M +$1.59M +14,265 New
KCM
4
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$1.79M – – –
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.21M +$677K +6,092 +182%
XS
6
XR Securities
Illinois
$1.11M +$962K +8,659 New
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$1.01M +$877K +7,891 New
CG
8
Cutler Group
California
$793K +$689K +6,203 New
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$400K +$348K +3,131 New
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$305K -$3K -27 -1%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
11
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$276K – – –
TSS
12
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$273K +$237K +2,135 New
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$268K – – –
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$211K – – –
Simplex Trading
15
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$102K -$544K -4,897 -86%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$85K +$74K +666 New
USGIU
17
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$45K +$39.1K +352 New
Walleye Trading
18
Walleye Trading
New York
$35K +$30.7K +276 New
GRP
19
Global Retirement Partners
California
$33K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$32K +$27.8K +250 +8,333%
FHA
21
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$20K – – –
APA
22
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$18.4K – – –
CFB
23
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$8K – – –
BCI
24
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3K – – –
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

31 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $25.3M — up 119% from $11.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new UCO positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Simplex Trading, cutting an estimated $544K.

  • 31 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q4 2019, up from 25 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $25.3M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q4 2019, up 119% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q4 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.29M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q4 2019 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $544K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.