ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
37 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.5M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
177% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $880K | Put options by funds: $318K
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 37 (+1)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13
4.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 9.09% → 4.76% (-4.3%)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
63% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $161M → $60.5M (-$101M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
Summit,
New Jersey
|
+$4.95M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.12M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$3.86M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.69M |
| 5 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$2.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$46.8M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$26.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$17.9M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$10.4M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$2.73M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
37 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $60.5M — down 63% from $161M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new PSQ positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SeaBridge Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $4.95M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $46.8M sold.
- 37 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 36 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $60.5M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q4 2015, down 63% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was SeaBridge Investment Advisors, an estimated $4.95M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $46.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.