ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.8M invested in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
400% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 5 (+4)
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.7M → $81.8M (+$21M)
2.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 8.89% → 11.47% (+2.6%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 51 → 50 (-1)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $75.5M | Put options by funds: $153M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Pension Partners
New York
|
+$15.9M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.95M |
| 3 |
F
F3Logic
Burnsville,
Minnesota
|
+$2.65M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.14M |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFM
Probabilities Fund Management
White Plains,
New York
|
-$7.02M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$4.19M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$3.74M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.52M |
| 5 |
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$2.82M |
UPRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
50 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $81.8M — up 35% from $60.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of UPRO and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.
The largest buyer was Pension Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Probabilities Fund Management, cutting an estimated $7.02M.
- 50 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (UPRO) as of Q3 2018, down from 51 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $81.8M of ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 stock for Q3 2018, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 positions in Q3 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 buyer in Q3 2018 was Pension Partners, an estimated $15.9M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 seller in Q3 2018 was Probabilities Fund Management, an estimated $7.02M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.