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ProShares Short QQQ
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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.6M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 34 (+4)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.25% → 1.38% (-0.87%)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.9M → $57.6M (-$19.4M)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
7
Calls
$210K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$210K
Net Calls Change
+$661K

Top Buyers

1
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$7.04M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.24M
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$2.39M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.62M
5
NCMW
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
+$1.15M

Top Sellers

1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$28.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.13M
3
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$867K
4
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$848K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$641K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.6M +$987K +2,794 +4%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$10.4M +$7.04M +19,928 +179%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$5.57M +$3.24M +9,184 +123%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$3.28M -$3.13M -8,864 -47%
William Blair & Company
5
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.26M +$2.39M +6,770 New
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.18M +$1.62M +4,588 +236%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.33M -$183K -517 -12%
NCMW
8
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.09M +$1.15M +3,250 New
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.05M +$95.7K +271 +9%
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$860K +$909K +2,574 New
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$753K -$228K -645 -22%
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$745K +$788K +2,231 New
Brown Advisory
13
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$668K – – –
BBHC
14
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$668K – – –
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$551K +$209K +592 +56%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$479K -$84.8K -240 -14%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$433K -$69.2K -196 -13%
CCP
18
Cyrus Capital Partners
New York
$418K +$442K +1,250 New
SCP
19
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$330K +$349K +989 New
Nomura Holdings
20
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$269K +$284K +805 New
BGA
21
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
$250K +$265K +750 New
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$239K -$57.6K -163 -19%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$218K +$141K +400 +159%
DSC
24
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$188K – – –
WS
25
Wedbush Securities
California
$185K – – –
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

34 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $57.6M — down 25% from $76.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new PSQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $7.04M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $28.6M sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2014, up from 30 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $57.6M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2014, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $7.04M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.