ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.2M invested in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5
58% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.5M → $56.2M (+$20.7M)
20.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 30.9% → 51.56% (+21%)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 32 (+3)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 11
32% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $92.7M | Put options by funds: $137M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$6.84M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$4.95M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$3.57M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$3M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$2.65M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.96M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.21M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$1.13M |
| 5 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
-$1.03M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWP
26
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| $114K | +$146 | +12 | +0.1% |
|
27
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $105K | – | – | – |
|
|
FANJ
28
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $52K | +$43.8K | +3,600 | +600% |
|
|
CG
29
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $9K | -$175K | -14,400 | -95% |
|
|
FTUS
30
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $7K | -$1.96M | -160,878 | -100% |
|
|
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$1.3M | -117,606 | Closed |
|
|
DS
32
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.21M | -109,152 | Closed |
|
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
| – | -$892K | -80,400 | Closed |
|
34
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$502K | -46,980 | Closed |
|
|
AG
35
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$9K | -840 | Closed |
|
UPRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
32 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $56.2M — up 58% from $35.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new UPRO positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.84M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $1.96M.
- 32 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) as of Q3 2016, up from 29 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $56.2M of ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 stock for Q3 2016, up 58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.84M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 seller in Q3 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $1.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.