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ProShares Short QQQ
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31 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.3M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.42% → 3.55% (-0.87%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 31 (-3)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.5M → $32.3M (-$9.24M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
31
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
$2.1M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2.1M
Net Calls Change
-$2.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
B
Baird
Wisconsin
+$2.14M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.77M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.64M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$886K
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$721K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$7.13M
2
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
-$1.87M
3
HW
Hedeker Wealth
Illinois
-$1.65M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.55M
5
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3K -$4.95K -17 -63%
NHFG
27
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
US Bancorp
28
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K +$2.04K +7 New
Simplex Trading
29
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2K +$2.33K +8 New
AIG
30
American International Group
New York
$1.44K +$1.46K +5 New
DAS
31
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
– -$7.13M -23,961 Closed
MIM
32
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$1.87M -6,298 Closed
HW
33
Hedeker Wealth
Illinois
– -$1.65M -5,553 Closed
WIC
34
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$1.23M -4,138 Closed
HJMC
35
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
– -$475K -1,600 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$297K -999 Closed
BCM
37
Breithorn Capital Management
New York
– -$268K -900 Closed
BRWA
38
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$23 -78 Closed
WA
39
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$10K -35 Closed
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$2K -7 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
41
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$2K -6 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

31 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $32.3M — down 22% from $41.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PSQ and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Baird, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.14M. The largest seller was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.13M sold.

  • 31 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2015, down from 34 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $32.3M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2015 was Baird, an estimated $2.14M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2015 was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, an estimated $7.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.