ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.3M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.8M → $61.3M (+$5.5M)
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.33% → 1.73% (+0.4%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 27 → 26 (-1)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $708K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.74M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.11M |
| 3 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.13M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.38M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$7.29M |
| 2 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
-$1.31M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$840K |
| 4 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$652K |
| 5 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
-$585K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $1K | -$428 | -1 | -33% |
|
|
VF
27
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$7.29M | -15,896 | Closed |
|
|
ICOA
28
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
| – | -$1.31M | -2,850 | Closed |
|
|
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
| – | -$585K | -1,278 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$577K | -1,257 | Closed |
|
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$361K | -787 | Closed |
|
32
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$357K | -780 | Closed |
|
33
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
| – | -$11K | -24 | Closed |
|
34
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$5K | -10 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
26 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $61.3M — up 9.9% from $55.8M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in PSQ was balanced in Q3 2013: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 6 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $7.74M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.29M sold.
- 26 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2013, down from 27 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $61.3M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2013, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $7.74M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2013 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $7.29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.