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ProShares Short QQQ
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116M → $162M (+$45.5M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 53 (+5)

0.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.69% → 5.65% (+0.95%)

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $380K | Put options by funds: $612K

Holders
53
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.42%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$380K
Puts
$612K
Net Calls
-$232K
Net Calls Change
-$1.04M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$28.7M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.06M
3
HW
Hamilton Wealth
California
+$3.94M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.11M
5
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.79M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.79M
2
MA
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
-$1.05M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$999K
4
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$656K
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$339K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HJMC
26
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$555K +$556K +4,000 New
AL
27
Aspiriant LLC
California
$528K +$529K +3,810 New
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$526K -$195K -1,403 -27%
PAG
29
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$510K +$2.36K +17 +0.4%
RIA
30
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$490K +$390K +2,805 +391%
SCM
31
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$474K +$475K +3,419 New
Brown Advisory
32
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$459K -$55.2K -397 -11%
RJA
33
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$448K +$449K +3,230 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
34
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$445K +$446K +3,210 New
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$380K +$378K +2,722 New
SA
36
Sicart Associates
New York
$345K -$195K -1,400 -36%
IAA
37
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$312K – – –
GI
38
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$305K +$306K +2,200 New
KWM
39
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$291K +$292K +2,098 New
AIP
40
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$284K -$59.9K -431 -17%
BBHC
41
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$277K – – –
GCM
42
Gunderson Capital Management
South Carolina
$259K +$260K +1,869 New
BS
43
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$252K +$5.56K +40 +2%
LWM
44
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$155K – – –
JWA
45
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$139K – – –
SIA
46
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$90K -$139K -1,000 -61%
AIC
47
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$55K – – –
William Blair & Company
48
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$55K +$55.6K +400 New
FHA
49
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$35K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$30K +$8.89K +64 +43%
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $162M — up 39% from $116M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PSQ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $28.7M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.79M.

  • 53 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2019, up from 48 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $162M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2019, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2019 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.