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ProShares Short QQQ
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $583M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.21M | Put options by funds: $3.49M

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.41% → 8.84% (+0.43%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 134 (-15)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $677M → $583M (-$94.3M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 45

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 17 (-5)

Holders
134
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-10.07%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.73%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
36
Increased
44
Reduced
33
Closed
45
Calls
$5.21M
Puts
$3.49M
Net Calls
+$1.72M
Net Calls Change
+$4.13M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$33.1M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$28.8M
3
TC
TAP Consulting
Missouri
+$12.3M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$11.3M
5
CI
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
+$4.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GA
Greenhaven Associates
New York
-$14.8M
2
FS
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
-$9.24M
3
GCM
Gunderson Capital Management
South Carolina
-$6.67M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$6.33M
5
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$5.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CI
26
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$4.39M +$4.81M +72,098 New
PHIMC
27
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$4.22M -$114K -1,714 -2%
OC
28
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.88M +$2.13M +32,005 +101%
WAM
29
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$3.57M +$925K +13,876 +31%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$3.5M -$3.66M -54,944 -49%
MWM
31
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$3.28M – – –
GCC
32
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$3M +$483K +7,250 +17%
Mariner
33
Mariner
Kansas
$2.99M -$1.62M -24,346 -33%
FWA
34
FOCUS Wealth Advisors
Texas
$2.85M -$23.9K -358 -0.8%
TAM
35
Titleist Asset Management
Texas
$2.82M +$3.08M +46,233 New
HIP
36
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$2.68M +$2.93M +44,004 New
LP
37
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$2.65M – – –
HAM
38
Hedges Asset Management
Nevada
$2.53M +$360K +5,400 +15%
HH
39
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.48M +$833K +12,498 +44%
CC
40
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$2.42M +$77.3K +1,160 +3%
VWA
41
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$2.14M -$71.7K -1,076 -3%
IWC
42
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$1.98M -$629K -9,434 -22%
CSPIA
43
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$1.86M +$1.58M +23,681 +344%
LSC
44
Lesa Sroufe & Co
Washington
$1.73M +$45.1K +677 +2%
PTC
45
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.72M +$1.88M +28,245 New
MA
46
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.64M +$284K +4,260 +19%
CIBC World Market
47
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.59M +$659K +9,892 +61%
FFS
48
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.57M +$80.8K +1,212 +5%
Millennium Management
49
Millennium Management
New York
$1.46M +$1.23M +18,459 +337%
BCM
50
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.27M -$739K -11,085 -35%
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

134 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $583M — down 14% from $677M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of PSQ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $33.1M. The largest seller was Greenhaven Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.8M sold.

  • 134 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2023, down from 149 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $583M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2023, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2023 and 45 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $33.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2023 was Greenhaven Associates, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.