ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
338% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.9M → $161M (+$125M)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9
59% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $1.26M
43% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 7
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 36 (+7)
5.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.9% → 9.09% (+5.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$44.9M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$33.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$17.3M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$15.9M |
| 5 |
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
Summit,
New Jersey
|
+$3.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$1.26M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.09M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$929K |
| 4 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$816K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$731K |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
36 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $161M — up 338% from $36.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PSQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $44.9M. The largest seller was Juncture Wealth Strategies, cutting an estimated $1.26M.
- 36 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2015, up from 29 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $161M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2015, up 338% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $44.9M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2015 was Juncture Wealth Strategies, an estimated $1.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.