ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $41M invested in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 31 (-1)
19.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 51.56% → 31.98% (-20%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 10
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $56.2M → $41M (-$15.2M)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $101M | Put options by funds: $161M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.18M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.19M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.95M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$1.63M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$7.69M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$6.89M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5.46M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.2M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.64M |
UPRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
31 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $41M — down 27% from $56.2M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in UPRO was balanced in Q4 2016: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 8 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was DRW Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.18M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.69M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) as of Q4 2016, down from 32 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $41M of ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 stock for Q4 2016, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 buyer in Q4 2016 was DRW Securities, an estimated $6.18M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.69M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.