ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
0.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.73% → 0.98% (-0.75%)
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 22 (-4)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 8
55% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $61.3M → $27.3M (-$34M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $404K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$1.69M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.58M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.39M |
| 4 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$913K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$486K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.4M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.7M |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$5.77M |
| 4 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.97M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$2.41M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$9K | -22 | Closed |
|
|
WA
27
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$5K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
BC
28
Bartlett & Co
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$5K | -12 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
29
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$2K | -5 | Closed |
|
30
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$1K | -2 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
22 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $27.3M — down 55% from $61.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of PSQ and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Evergreen Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $10.4M.
- 22 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q4 2013, down from 26 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $27.3M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q4 2013, down 55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2013 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $1.69M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q4 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.