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ProShares Short QQQ
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 20

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.56M | Put options by funds: $974K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 68 (+14)

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.46% → 4.92% (-0.54%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $122M (-$14.5M)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+25.93%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
34
Increased
15
Reduced
10
Closed
20
Calls
$1.56M
Puts
$974K
Net Calls
+$589K
Net Calls Change
-$518K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13.6M
2
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$11.2M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$6.9M
4
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
+$5.64M
5
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
+$3.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$9.29M
2
TF
Trek Financial
Arizona
-$9.01M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.76M
4
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$3.47M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FTUS
26
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$561K +$629K +5,902 New
OA
27
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$532K +$373K +3,500 +167%
Fifth Third Bancorp
28
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$499K – – –
PAG
29
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$485K +$545K +5,110 New
GI
30
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$460K +$128K +1,200 +33%
IP
31
Intellectus Partners
California
$458K +$107K +1,000 +26%
SFSIG
32
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$437K -$1.1M -10,309 -69%
NA
33
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$399K -$299K -2,807 -40%
SCM
34
Symons Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$390K +$438K +4,107 New
SC
35
Solstein Capital
California
$380K +$182K +1,704 +74%
PAS
36
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$380K +$427K +4,000 New
SCM
37
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$359K +$403K +3,782 New
VWA
38
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$356K +$399K +3,743 New
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$318K +$25.5K +239 +8%
SI
40
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$285K +$320K +3,000 New
Osaic Holdings
41
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$284K -$177K -1,664 -36%
IWC
42
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$281K +$316K +2,959 New
OCM
43
Orser Capital Management
Texas
$266K +$299K +2,803 New
WI
44
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$245K +$275K +2,574 New
Northern Trust
45
Northern Trust
Illinois
$228K +$256K +2,400 New
BBHC
46
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$190K – – –
KA
47
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$190K +$213K +2,000 New
Simplex Trading
48
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$189K +$175K +1,637 +456%
WIC
49
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$171K +$192K +1,800 New
LWM
50
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$106K – – –
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

68 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $122M — down 11% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new PSQ positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Atria Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.29M sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2020, up from 54 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $122M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2020, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2020 and 20 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2020 was Atria Investments, an estimated $9.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.