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ProShares Short QQQ
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116M → $162M (+$45.5M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 53 (+5)

0.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.69% → 5.65% (+0.95%)

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $380K | Put options by funds: $612K

Holders
53
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.42%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$380K
Puts
$612K
Net Calls
-$232K
Net Calls Change
-$1.04M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$28.7M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.06M
3
HW
Hamilton Wealth
California
+$3.94M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.11M
5
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.79M

Top Sellers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.79M
2
MA
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
-$1.05M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$999K
4
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$656K
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$339K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rockefeller Capital Management
51
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$21K +$20.7K +149 New
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19K – – –
VRM
53
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K – – –
MA
54
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$1.05M -7,444 Closed
OC
55
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$656K -4,652 Closed
IMC Chicago
56
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$339K -2,405 Closed
TSS
57
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$248K -1,759 Closed
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$111K -788 Closed
IFAM
59
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
– -$37K -260 Closed
FMP
60
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
– -$9K -64 Closed
FANJ
61
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$8K -60 Closed
MIM
62
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$8K -56 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
63
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$3K -21 Closed
FEG
64
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
– -$2K -15 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $162M — up 39% from $116M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PSQ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $28.7M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.79M.

  • 53 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2019, up from 48 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $162M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2019, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2019 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.