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ProShares Short QQQ
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $209M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.7M | Put options by funds: $2.28M

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $209M (+$34.2M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 84 (+10)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.86% → 36.62% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
84
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
27
Increased
20
Reduced
23
Closed
15
Calls
$3.7M
Puts
$2.28M
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
-$1.99M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$8.57M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$8.41M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.2M
4
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$5.45M
5
CFG
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RAG
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
-$14.8M
2
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
-$5.24M
3
AFS
AFG Fiduciary Services
Massachusetts
-$4.87M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$4.79M
5
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
26
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$2.14M +$1.68M +44,352 +450%
RAG
27
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
$1.71M -$14.8M -390,898 -90%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.67M +$131K +3,461 +9%
Citadel Advisors
29
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.51M -$2.16M -57,071 -61%
Mariner
30
Mariner
Kansas
$1.43M +$1.33M +35,082 New
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.15M +$1.07M +28,200 New
IAN
32
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.14M +$1.06M +28,025 New
WAM
33
Worth Asset Management
Texas
$1.13M +$1.05M +27,812 New
TSS
34
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.11M -$99.8K -2,636 -9%
OC
35
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.06M -$742K -19,621 -43%
TJHA
36
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1,000K +$931K +24,606 New
OIA
37
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$880K -$840K -22,200 -51%
SWP
38
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$764K +$443K +11,713 +165%
PSCM
39
Per Stirling Capital Management
Texas
$688K +$13.8K +365 +2%
CIBC World Market
40
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$648K -$2.63M -69,522 -81%
XT
41
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$642K +$598K +15,807 New
CFA
42
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$616K +$574K +15,164 New
BAM
43
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$612K -$1.97M -52,139 -78%
FHWM
44
Fox Hill Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$607K +$33.4K +882 +6%
HT
45
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
$576K +$317K +8,365 +144%
Group One Trading
46
Group One Trading
Illinois
$518K +$466K +12,322 +2,934%
RIM
47
RW Investment Management
Idaho
$517K – – –
GVCM
48
Global View Capital Management
Wisconsin
$476K +$443K +11,719 New
SSIM
49
Sheets Smith Investment Management
Texas
$445K +$414K +10,943 New
NA
50
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$421K +$1.33M +35,218 +5,821%
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

84 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $209M — up 20% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new PSQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.57M. The largest seller was RIA Advisory Group, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 84 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2025, up from 74 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $209M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2025, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2025 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $8.57M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2025 was RIA Advisory Group, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.