ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.8M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
1,141% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.13M | Put options by funds: $333K
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.89% → 4.65% (-0.24%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 40 → 36 (-4)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88.7M → $75.8M (-$12.9M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12
56% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 9
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$9.61M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.04M |
| 3 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
+$4.44M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.54M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$861K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.4M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$3.85M |
| 3 |
BA
Ballew Advisors
Jackson,
Mississippi
|
-$2.99M |
| 4 |
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$2.98M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.03M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
36 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $75.8M — down 15% from $88.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of PSQ and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.61M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $16.4M.
- 36 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2018, down from 40 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $75.8M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.61M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $16.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.