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ProShares Short QQQ
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.7M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

420% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.31M | Put options by funds: $1.02M

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $68.6M → $88.7M (+$20.1M)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.1% → 4.89% (+0.79%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 40 (-1)

Holders
40
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$5.31M
Puts
$1.02M
Net Calls
+$4.29M
Net Calls Change
+$3.81M

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.4M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4M
3
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
+$2.91M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.44M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.33M

Top Sellers

1
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
-$3.09M
2
FWC
First Washington Corp
Washington
-$2.73M
3
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$1.38M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.12M
5
NCMW
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
-$1.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FGAM
51
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
– +$167 +1 New
1 2
3

PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

40 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $88.7M — up 29% from $68.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PSQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Berkeley Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.09M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2018, down from 41 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $88.7M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2018 was Berkeley Capital Partners, an estimated $3.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.