ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $36M invested in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 30 (+1)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 9
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.2M | Put options by funds: $69.2M
85% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $12.7M | Capital outflows: $86M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.96M |
| 2 |
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$2.16M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$990K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$968K |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$932K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCP
Syntal Capital Partners
Midland,
Texas
|
-$47.4M |
| 2 |
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$22.5M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.56M |
| 4 |
GIM
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.49M |
| 5 |
PC
Passport Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.1M |
UPRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
30 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $36M — down 67% from $109M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new UPRO positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $3.96M. The largest seller was Syntal Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $47.4M sold.
- 30 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) as of Q1 2015, up from 29 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $36M of ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 stock for Q1 2015, down 67% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 buyer in Q1 2015 was Barclays, an estimated $3.96M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 seller in Q1 2015 was Syntal Capital Partners, an estimated $47.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.