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ProShares Short QQQ
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $583M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.21M | Put options by funds: $3.49M

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.41% → 8.84% (+0.43%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 134 (-15)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $677M → $583M (-$94.3M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 45

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 17 (-5)

Holders
134
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-10.07%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.73%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
36
Increased
44
Reduced
33
Closed
45
Calls
$5.21M
Puts
$3.49M
Net Calls
+$1.72M
Net Calls Change
+$4.13M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$33.1M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$28.8M
3
TC
TAP Consulting
Missouri
+$12.3M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$11.3M
5
CI
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
+$4.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GA
Greenhaven Associates
New York
-$14.8M
2
FS
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
-$9.24M
3
GCM
Gunderson Capital Management
South Carolina
-$6.67M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$6.33M
5
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$5.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RAG
101
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
$175K +$192K +2,874 New
IWM
102
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$173K – – –
TNB
103
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$163K +$178K +2,671 New
KWM
104
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$158K – – –
CCFM
105
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$155K -$9.46K -142 -5%
RFA
106
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
$143K – – –
ACM
107
Aljian Capital Management
Nevada
$138K +$151K +2,260 New
LFAS
108
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$136K +$149K +2,240 New
KA
109
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$132K +$145K +2,168 New
SB
110
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$131K +$143K +2,149 New
BAM
111
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$117K -$709K -10,631 -85%
BFEC
112
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$97K +$107K +1,600 New
William Blair & Company
113
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$95.5K -$3.87K -58 -4%
SS
114
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$80.1K -$488K -7,322 -85%
AF
115
Allworth Financial
California
$61.6K +$67.5K +1,012 New
DRS
116
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$49.9K +$39.1K +586 +252%
Royal Bank of Canada
117
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$46K +$50.9K +763 New
ACM
118
Antonetti Capital Management
Florida
$45.7K +$2K +30 +4%
Barclays
119
Barclays
United Kingdom
$41.2K – – –
FMP
120
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$24K – – –
AA
121
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$21.2K +$23.3K +349 New
HT
122
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
$20.4K +$22.3K +335 New
US Bancorp
123
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8.53K – – –
SPIA
124
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$8.53K +$9.33K +140 New
Bank of Montreal
125
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.61K – – –
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

134 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $583M — down 14% from $677M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of PSQ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $33.1M. The largest seller was Greenhaven Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.8M sold.

  • 134 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2023, down from 149 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $583M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2023, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2023 and 45 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $33.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2023 was Greenhaven Associates, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.