ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.7M invested in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 45 → 51 (+6)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
33.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 42.72% → 8.89% (-34%)
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $98.1M → $60.7M (-$37.4M)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 20
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.9M | Put options by funds: $227M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$6.06M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$3.01M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$2.78M |
| 4 |
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
+$974K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$689K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$17.4M |
| 2 |
PFM
Probabilities Fund Management
White Plains,
New York
|
-$14M |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$12.2M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.65M |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$2.29M |
UPRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
51 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $60.7M — down 38% from $98.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UPRO positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Miller Value Partners, adding an estimated $6.06M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.4M sold.
- 51 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) as of Q2 2018, up from 45 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $60.7M of ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 stock for Q2 2018, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 positions in Q2 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 buyer in Q2 2018 was Miller Value Partners, an estimated $6.06M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 seller in Q2 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $17.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.