ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
44 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.5M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
515% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $227K
250% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 4
0.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.01% → 4.2% (+0.19%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $108M → $99.5M (-$8.22M)
20% less funds holding
Funds holding: 55 → 44 (-11)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 25
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$20.8M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.11M |
| 3 |
HWA
HCR Wealth Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$2.74M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
+$2.55M |
| 5 |
AC
Addison Capital
Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12.9M |
| 2 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$3.57M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.37M |
| 4 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$2.91M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
44 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $99.5M — down 7.6% from $108M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of PSQ and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $12.9M.
- 44 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2019, down from 55 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $99.5M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2019, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $20.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $12.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.