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ProShares Short QQQ
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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

549% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.33M | Put options by funds: $360K

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.8M → $113M (+$37.3M)

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 6

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 39 (+3)

1.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.65% → 6.05% (+1.4%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
7
Reduced
6
Closed
10
Calls
$2.33M
Puts
$360K
Net Calls
+$1.98M
Net Calls Change
-$1.82M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.4M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$5.68M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.94M
4
BA
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
+$2.64M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.66M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.42M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$823K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$796K
4
P3I
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
-$525K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$473K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWM
26
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$164K – – –
Simplex Trading
27
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$136K +$33.5K +222 +31%
AIM
28
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$44K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
29
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$22K – – –
RE
30
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$17.1K – – –
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$15K -$754 -5 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10K – – –
FHA
33
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$9K -$19.6K -130 -68%
MIM
34
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$8K – – –
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K – – –
VRM
36
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K +$1.96K +13 New
JP Morgan Chase
37
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2K +$2.41K +16 New
TCM
38
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
ASN
39
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K +$1.51K +10 New
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.42M -9,433 Closed
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
– -$796K -5,279 Closed
P3I
42
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
– -$525K -3,307 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$370K -2,457 Closed
ED
44
Exane Derivatives
France
– -$254K -1,600 Closed
HCM
45
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$32K -200 Closed
FANJ
46
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$19K -120 Closed
SEI Investments
47
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$11K -71 Closed
BFEC
48
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$3K -20 Closed
CG
49
Cutler Group
California
– -$3K -20 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

39 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $113M — up 49% from $75.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.42M sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2018, up from 36 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $113M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2018, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.