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ProShares Short QQQ
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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $185M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

205% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.5M → $185M (+$124M)

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

89% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.3M | Put options by funds: $8.11M

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 46 (+9)

4.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.76% → 8.93% (+4.2%)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
46
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+24.32%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
9
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
$15.3M
Puts
$8.11M
Net Calls
+$7.18M
Net Calls Change
+$6.62M

Top Buyers

1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$42.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$42.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.4M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$16.3M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.52M

Top Sellers

1
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
-$4.88M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.12M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.88M
4
AIM
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
-$1.25M
5
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
-$895K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WP
26
WealthSource Partners
California
$237K +$251K +900 New
TH
27
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$228K +$242K +868 New
UR
28
USCA RIA
Texas
$222K -$20.9K -75 -8%
WIC
29
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$76K -$895K -3,209 -92%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
30
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$74K +$78.4K +281 New
LWA
31
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$63K +$66.9K +240 New
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$59K -$400K -1,435 -86%
JWA
33
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$53K – – –
DSC
34
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$46K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
35
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$35K -$11.2K -40 -23%
TCM
36
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$34K – – –
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16K -$5.86K -21 -26%
MIM
38
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$15K +$15.6K +56 New
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$10K +$7.81K +28 +350%
CG
40
Cutler Group
California
$5K -$18.1K -65 -76%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4K – – –
GWM
42
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3K +$4.18K +15 New
DADC
43
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2K -$486K -1,743 -100%
FTUS
44
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1K -$159K -571 -99%
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1K -$7.25K -26 -87%
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
AIM
47
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– -$1.25M -4,809 Closed
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$305K -1,170 Closed
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$229K -876 Closed
IA
50
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$121K -464 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

46 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $185M — up 205% from $60.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PSQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.2M. The largest seller was SeaBridge Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.88M.

  • 46 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2016, up from 37 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $185M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2016, up 205% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2016 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $42.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2016 was SeaBridge Investment Advisors, an estimated $4.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.