ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
155 hedge funds and large institutions have $895M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
560% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.23M | Put options by funds: $1.4M
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 33
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 33
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $582M → $895M (+$314M)
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 24 (+6)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 136 → 155 (+19)
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.85% → 8.83% (-0.02%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$71.5M |
| 2 |
KWM
Kaydan Wealth Management
Fenton,
Michigan
|
+$29.3M |
| 3 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$25.9M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
PWS
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Jacksonville,
Florida
|
+$19.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.79M |
| 2 |
SEA
Stegent Equity Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$6.56M |
| 3 |
ATPW
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$6.54M |
| 4 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.5M |
| 5 |
LAM
LFS Asset Management
San Ramon,
California
|
-$5.27M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$224K | -3,112 | Closed |
|
|
KOMWMG
177
Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| – | -$170K | -2,362 | Closed |
|
178
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$160K | -2,219 | Closed |
|
|
AA
179
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$106K | -1,479 | Closed |
|
|
S
180
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$79K | -1,094 | Closed |
|
181
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$41K | -569 | Closed |
|
|
WWM
182
Wolff Wiese Magana
Carslbad,
California
| – | -$27K | -377 | Closed |
|
|
JEST
183
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$24K | -339 | Closed |
|
184
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | -$11K | -159 | Closed |
|
185
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$7K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
SOW
186
State of Wyoming
Cheyenne,
Wyoming
| – | -$5K | -71 | Closed |
|
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
155 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $895M — up 54% from $582M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new PSQ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $71.5M. The largest seller was Arete Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.79M.
- 155 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2022, up from 136 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $895M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2022, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2022 and 33 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $71.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2022 was Arete Wealth Advisors, an estimated $7.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.