ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
46 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
88% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 8
74% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.5M | Put options by funds: $7.17M
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 46 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12
1.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.93% → 7.12% (-1.8%)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $185M → $161M (-$23.7M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$10.9M |
| 2 |
IPC
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$5.59M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3M |
| 4 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$2.54M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$16.6M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.4M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.33M |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$3.62M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.94M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$450K | -1,710 | Closed |
|
|
DAS
52
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$273K | -1,037 | Closed |
|
|
TH
53
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$228K | -868 | Closed |
|
|
UR
54
USCA RIA
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$222K | -845 | Closed |
|
|
WIC
55
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$76K | -290 | Closed |
|
56
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$59K | -225 | Closed |
|
|
DADC
57
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| – | -$2K | -8 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
58
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$1K | -4 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
46 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $161M — down 13% from $185M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in PSQ was balanced in Q2 2016: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $10.9M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, cutting an estimated $16.6M.
- 46 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $161M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $10.9M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2016 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $16.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.