ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
46 hedge funds and large institutions have $185M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
205% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.5M → $185M (+$124M)
129% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
89% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.3M | Put options by funds: $8.11M
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 37 → 46 (+9)
4.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.76% → 8.93% (+4.2%)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$42.2M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$42.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$29.4M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.3M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$4.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
Summit,
New Jersey
|
-$4.88M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.12M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.88M |
| 4 |
AIM
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
-$1.25M |
| 5 |
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$895K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AFP
51
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| – | -$26K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
FMP
52
Financial Management Professionals
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$8.65K | -31 | Closed |
|
53
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -11 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
46 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $185M — up 205% from $60.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PSQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.2M. The largest seller was SeaBridge Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.88M.
- 46 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2016, up from 37 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $185M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2016, up 205% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2016 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $42.2M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2016 was SeaBridge Investment Advisors, an estimated $4.88M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.