ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
48 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
177% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.26M | Put options by funds: $456K
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $99.5M → $116M (+$16.8M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 44 → 48 (+4)
0.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.2% → 4.69% (+0.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$12.5M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$10.3M |
| 3 |
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
+$6.02M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.34M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NL
NKCFO LLC
Geneva,
Illinois
|
-$5.69M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.82M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.04M |
| 4 |
P3I
Progeny 3 Inc
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$915K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$896K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S
51
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$706K | -4,800 | Closed |
|
|
AA
52
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$588K | -4,000 | Closed |
|
|
KWM
53
Kingsview Wealth Management
Grants Pass,
Oregon
| – | -$490K | -3,334 | Closed |
|
|
HJMC
54
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Quincy,
Massachusetts
| – | -$353K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
|
IP
55
Intellectus Partners
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$294K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
56
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$2K | -14 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
48 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $116M — up 17% from $99.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new PSQ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was NKCFO LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.69M sold.
- 48 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2019, up from 44 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $116M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2019 was LPL Financial, an estimated $12.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2019 was NKCFO LLC, an estimated $5.69M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.