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ProShares Short QQQ
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $209M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.7M | Put options by funds: $2.28M

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $209M (+$34.2M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 84 (+10)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.86% → 36.62% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
84
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
27
Increased
20
Reduced
23
Closed
15
Calls
$3.7M
Puts
$2.28M
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
-$1.99M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$8.57M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$8.41M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.2M
4
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$5.45M
5
CFG
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RAG
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
-$14.8M
2
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
-$5.24M
3
AFS
AFG Fiduciary Services
Massachusetts
-$4.87M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$4.79M
5
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NS
76
NBC Securities
Alabama
$4K +$3.78K +100 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
77
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.46K -$526K -13,893 -100%
MG
78
Mather Group
Illinois
$1.36K +$1.29K +34 New
BTI
79
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$1.06K – – –
Osaic Holdings
80
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$975 +$908 +24 New
FDCDDQ
81
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$813 – – –
GSWM
82
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$528 – – –
Q1WB
83
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$366 – – –
FFA
84
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$339 – – –
AFS
85
AFG Fiduciary Services
Massachusetts
– -$4.87M -131,406 Closed
SG Americas Securities
86
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$1.84M -49,143 Closed
TRCT
87
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1.57M -41,914 Closed
GS
88
GTS Securities
New York
– -$762K -20,375 Closed
TIAM2
89
Tru Independence Asset Management 2
Oregon
– -$449K -12,000 Closed
BPA
90
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
– -$374K -10,000 Closed
SOS
91
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
– -$276K -7,442 Closed
RA
92
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
– -$222K -5,930 Closed
HF
93
HRT Financial
New York
– -$209K -5,593 Closed
PIS
94
POM Investment Strategies
North Carolina
– -$174K -4,660 Closed
BBHC
95
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$150K -4,000 Closed
OC
96
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
– -$35.9K -960 Closed
OP
97
ORG Partners
Indiana
– -$34.2K -915 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
98
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$18K -474 Closed
AWM
99
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$750 -20 Closed
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

84 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $209M — up 20% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new PSQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.57M. The largest seller was RIA Advisory Group, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 84 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2025, up from 74 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $209M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2025, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2025 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $8.57M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2025 was RIA Advisory Group, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.