ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
370% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.88M | Put options by funds: $613K
160% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 10
41% more funds holding
Funds holding: 39 → 55 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $113M → $108M (-$5.42M)
2.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 6.05% → 4.01% (-2%)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.8M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.96M |
| 3 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$3.35M |
| 4 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$2.86M |
| 5 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$2.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$49M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$5.62M |
| 3 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
-$4.91M |
| 4 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.89M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.61M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
55 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $108M — down 4.8% from $113M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new PSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $49M.
- 55 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q4 2018, up from 39 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $108M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q4 2018, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $15.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $49M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.