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ProShares Short QQQ
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 6

188% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.7M | Put options by funds: $589K

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 12

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $95.1M → $137M (+$41.5M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 54 (+12)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.69% → 5.46% (+1.8%)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
25
Increased
18
Reduced
6
Closed
12
Calls
$1.7M
Puts
$589K
Net Calls
+$1.11M
Net Calls Change
+$1.07M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$18M
2
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$8.94M
3
TF
Trek Financial
Arizona
+$8.67M
4
HWA
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
+$7.58M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$25M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.22M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.05M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.15M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$791K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIC
51
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$34K -$15.9K -130 -33%
FHA
52
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$33K – – –
Bank of Montreal
53
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K +$24.4K +200 New
VRM
54
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.05M -16,809 Closed
Millennium Management
56
Millennium Management
New York
– -$677K -5,509 Closed
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
57
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
– -$411K -3,350 Closed
SCM
58
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$410K -3,336 Closed
AC
59
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$270K -2,200 Closed
BS
60
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
– -$211K -1,720 Closed
WIC
61
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$169K -1,380 Closed
FDCDDQ
62
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
– -$51.6K -420 Closed
VCP
63
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
– -$47K -380 Closed
US Bancorp
64
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$31K -249 Closed
HIA
65
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
– -$25K -200 Closed
FCA
66
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
– -$9K -72 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

54 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $137M — up 44% from $95.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new PSQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $18M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $25M.

  • 54 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2020, up from 42 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $137M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2020, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $18M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.