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ProShares Short QQQ
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

370% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.88M | Put options by funds: $613K

160% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 10

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 55 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $113M → $108M (-$5.42M)

2.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.05% → 4.01% (-2%)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
55
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+41.03%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
26
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
10
Calls
$2.88M
Puts
$613K
Net Calls
+$2.27M
Net Calls Change
+$296K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$15.8M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.96M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$3.35M
4
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
+$2.86M
5
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$2.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$49M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$5.62M
3
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
-$4.91M
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$1.89M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHA
51
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$10K – – –
MIM
52
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$10K – – –
Barclays
53
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K – – –
VRM
54
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K – – –
TCM
55
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
BCP
56
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
– -$4.91M -33,546 Closed
VF
57
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.61M -11,023 Closed
AC
58
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$614K -4,200 Closed
JMPWA
59
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
– -$293K -2,000 Closed
IP
60
Intellectus Partners
California
– -$250K -1,700 Closed
Northern Trust
61
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$205K -1,400 Closed
RE
62
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
– -$17.1K -117 Closed
IA
63
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$15K -100 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
64
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$2K -16 Closed
ASN
65
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$1K -10 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

55 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $108M — down 4.8% from $113M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new PSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $49M.

  • 55 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q4 2018, up from 39 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $108M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q4 2018, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $49M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.