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ProShares Short QQQ
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 6

74% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58M → $101M (+$42.6M)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 38 (+2)

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.87% → 5.19% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
11
Reduced
6
Closed
10
Calls
$999K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$999K
Net Calls Change
+$247K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$22.8M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.7M
3
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
+$3.81M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$3.74M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.64M

Top Sellers

1
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
-$1.07M
2
NCMW
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
-$631K
3
GC
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
-$405K
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$377K
5
WP
WealthSource Partners
California
-$344K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41M +$22.8M +117,496 +121%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$26.6M +$14.7M +75,961 +119%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.03M -$344K -1,772 -6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.39M +$3.74M +19,262 +515%
BCP
5
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$4.36M +$783K +4,034 +21%
DAS
6
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$3.75M +$3.81M +19,648 New
JWS
7
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$2.16M +$293K +1,511 +15%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$1.88M +$1.22M +6,270 +174%
WIC
9
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$1.87M +$28.1K +145 +2%
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.64M +$681K +3,508 +69%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.61M +$1.64M +8,461 New
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.22M -$43.1K -222 -3%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$715K +$542K +2,793 +293%
KJHP
14
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$572K +$582K +3,000 New
IAA
15
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$452K +$460K +2,372 New
BBHC
16
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$382K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$369K +$376K +1,936 New
OC
18
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$361K +$367K +1,893 New
TSS
19
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$311K +$317K +1,632 New
ATC
20
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$301K – – –
SA
21
Sicart Associates
New York
$229K +$233K +1,200 New
PLFAM
22
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
$214K -$142K -733 -39%
LWM
23
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$213K – – –
BAM
24
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$212K +$216K +1,113 New
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$206K +$210K +1,082 New
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

38 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $101M — up 74% from $58M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $22.8M. The largest seller was Portfolio Strategies (Washington), exiting entirely with an estimated $1.07M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2017, up from 36 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $101M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2017, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $22.8M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2017 was Portfolio Strategies (Washington), an estimated $1.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.