ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
41 hedge funds and large institutions have $68.6M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
111% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $911K | Put options by funds: $431K
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 38 → 41 (+3)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10
1.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.19% → 4.1% (-1.1%)
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $101M → $68.6M (-$32M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$2.95M |
| 2 |
FWC
First Washington Corp
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$2.79M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.85M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.15M |
| 5 |
NCMW
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$1.09M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.3M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12.3M |
| 3 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$4.39M |
| 4 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$2.17M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.54M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
41 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $68.6M — down 32% from $101M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new PSQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baird Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.95M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $13.3M.
- 41 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q4 2017, up from 38 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $68.6M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q4 2017, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2017 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $2.95M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.