ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5M invested in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.5M | Put options by funds: $59.6M
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9
23% less funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 23 (-7)
30.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.89% → 15.64% (-30%)
46% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36M → $19.5M (-$16.5M)
64% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.35M |
| 2 |
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
Irvine,
California
|
+$780K |
| 3 |
BHA
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
|
+$516K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$205K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$204K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.36M |
| 2 |
EWA
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
|
-$3.9M |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.63M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.36M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.25M |
UPRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
23 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $19.5M — down 46% from $36M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of UPRO and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $4.35M. The largest seller was Barclays, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.36M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) as of Q2 2015, down from 30 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $19.5M of ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 stock for Q2 2015, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 positions in Q2 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 buyer in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.35M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 seller in Q2 2015 was Barclays, an estimated $6.36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.