ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.3M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
0.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.42% → 3.55% (-0.87%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 31 (-3)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.5M → $32.3M (-$9.24M)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Baird
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$2.14M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.77M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.64M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$886K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$721K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$7.13M |
| 2 |
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$1.87M |
| 3 |
HW
Hedeker Wealth
Lincolnshire,
Illinois
|
-$1.65M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.55M |
| 5 |
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$1.23M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
31 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $32.3M — down 22% from $41.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PSQ and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Baird, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.14M. The largest seller was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.13M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2015, down from 34 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $32.3M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2015 was Baird, an estimated $2.14M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2015 was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, an estimated $7.13M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.