ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
70% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $116M → $162M (+$45.5M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 48 → 53 (+5)
0.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.69% → 5.65% (+0.95%)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $380K | Put options by funds: $612K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28.7M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.06M |
| 3 |
HW
Hamilton Wealth
Encino,
California
|
+$3.94M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.11M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
+$1.79M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.79M |
| 2 |
MA
Mutual Advisors
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$1.05M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$999K |
| 4 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
|
-$656K |
| 5 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$339K |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $162M — up 39% from $116M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PSQ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $28.7M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.79M.
- 53 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2019, up from 48 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $162M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2019, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2019 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.