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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

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

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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$60.1M +$29.4M +195,251 +91%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$11.3M +$2.94M +19,521 +34%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.1M -$823K -5,461 -7%
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.51M +$5.68M +37,674 New
BCP
5
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$4.91M +$954K +6,326 +23%
Baird Financial Group
6
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.45M -$473K -3,137 -12%
BA
7
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$2.83M +$2.64M +17,500 New
JWS
8
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$2.07M +$45.8K +304 +2%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$1.93M +$1.6M +10,636 +414%
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.86M +$470K +3,118 +32%
VF
11
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.61M +$1.66M +11,023 New
WAM
12
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$1.49M +$1.53M +10,147 New
AC
13
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
$614K +$633K +4,200 New
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$501K -$140K -928 -21%
DWM
15
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$460K +$474K +3,145 New
TSS
16
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$410K +$422K +2,802 New
Brown Advisory
17
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$373K – – –
SA
18
Sicart Associates
New York
$364K – – –
IAA
19
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$332K – – –
BBHC
20
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$293K – – –
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$293K +$302K +2,000 New
BS
22
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$287K -$6.03K -40 -2%
IP
23
Intellectus Partners
California
$250K – – –
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$205K +$211K +1,400 New
SIA
25
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$190K +$196K +1,300 New
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PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

39 of the 4,374 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.