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ProShares Short QQQ

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.5M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.97%3.66% (-1.3%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 8

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3428 (-6)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.6M → $51.5M (-$19.1M)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
28
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-17.65%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
8
Closed
9
Calls
$452K
Puts
Net Calls
+$452K
Net Calls Change
-$191K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.1M +$97K +442 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$8.7M +$1.17M +5,337 +15%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.72M -$421K -1,918 -8%
JWS
4
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$4.02M -$2.97M -13,536 -42%
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.78M +$118K +539 +4%
Baird Financial Group
6
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.49M -$135K -614 -5%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.25M +$1.3M +5,933 New
PSW
8
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$1.02M +$1.06M +4,836 New
BCP
9
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$1.02M +$1.06M +4,823 New
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$868K -$529K -2,408 -37%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$732K -$4.23M -19,295 -85%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$561K +$583K +2,656 New
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$529K +$30.7K +140 +6%
BBHC
14
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$422K
PLFAM
15
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
$392K +$43.9K +200 +12%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$273K -$315K -1,433 -53%
SA
17
Sicart Associates
New York
$203K
TRCT
18
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$170K +$155K +704 +690%
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
$115K -$88.9K -405 -43%
PA
20
Parallel Advisors
California
$41K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
21
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$33K
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$15K -$3.95K -18 -20%
MIM
23
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$12K
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8K
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K

PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

28 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $51.5M — down 27% from $70.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of PSQ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.3M. The largest seller was Water Oak Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.91M sold.

  • 28 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2017, down from 34 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $51.5M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2017, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2017 was Water Oak Advisors, an estimated $6.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.