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ProShares Short QQQ
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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

549% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.33M | Put options by funds: $360K

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.8M → $113M (+$37.3M)

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 6

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 39 (+3)

1.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.65% → 6.05% (+1.4%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
7
Reduced
6
Closed
10
Calls
$2.33M
Puts
$360K
Net Calls
+$1.98M
Net Calls Change
-$1.82M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.4M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$5.68M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.94M
4
BA
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
+$2.64M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.66M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.42M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$823K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$796K
4
P3I
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
-$525K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$473K

PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

39 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $113M — up 49% from $75.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.42M sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2018, up from 36 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $113M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2018, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.