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ProShares Short QQQ
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26M | Put options by funds: $456K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.5M → $116M (+$16.8M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 48 (+4)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.2% → 4.69% (+0.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
8
Calls
$1.26M
Puts
$456K
Net Calls
+$805K
Net Calls Change
-$363K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$12.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
3
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
+$6.02M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.34M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NL
NKCFO LLC
Illinois
-$5.69M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.82M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.04M
4
P3I
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
-$915K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$896K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
26
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$350K +$97.4K +676 +38%
IMC Chicago
27
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$339K +$346K +2,405 New
IAA
28
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$317K – – –
BBHC
29
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$282K – – –
BS
30
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$251K – – –
TSS
31
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$248K -$188K -1,302 -43%
SIA
32
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$233K – – –
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$231K -$896K -6,219 -79%
LWM
34
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$158K – – –
JWA
35
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$141K – – –
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$111K +$113K +788 New
RIA
37
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$101K +$103K +718 New
AIC
38
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$56K – – –
IFAM
39
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$37K +$37.4K +260 New
FHA
40
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$36K -$73.4K -510 -66%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21K +$2.88K +20 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20K – – –
FMP
43
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$9K +$9.22K +64 New
MIM
44
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$8K – – –
FANJ
45
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$8K +$8.64K +60 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
46
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.02K +21 New
VRM
47
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K – – –
FEG
48
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$2K +$2.16K +15 New
NL
49
NKCFO LLC
Illinois
– -$5.69M -38,680 Closed
P3I
50
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
– -$915K -6,219 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

48 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $116M — up 17% from $99.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new PSQ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was NKCFO LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.69M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2019, up from 44 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $116M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2019 was LPL Financial, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2019 was NKCFO LLC, an estimated $5.69M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.