ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.9M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
182% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.3M → $76.9M (+$49.7M)
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5
36% more funds holding
Funds holding: 22 → 30 (+8)
1.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.98% → 2.25% (+1.3%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $451K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$28.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.2M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.76M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.51M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.09M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.61M |
| 2 |
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$1.59M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$772K |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$505K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$457K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DADC
26
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| $16K | – | – | – |
|
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $6K | +$5.78K | +16 | New |
|
28
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
WA
29
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $4K | +$3.61K | +10 | New |
|
|
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
VKH
31
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$1.61M | -4,425 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
32
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$1.59M | -4,363 | Closed |
|
|
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$457K | -1,253 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$295K | -808 | Closed |
|
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$212K | -582 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$3K | -9 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
30 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $76.9M — up 182% from $27.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new PSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.6M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.61M sold.
- 30 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2014, up from 22 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $76.9M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2014, up 182% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $28.6M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $1.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.