ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
42 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.1M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $258K | Put options by funds: $223K
1.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.65% → 3.69% (-2%)
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 42 (-11)
41% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $162M → $95.1M (-$66.7M)
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 23
53% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 15
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.81M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.71M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.12M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$722K |
| 5 |
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$439K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$11.7M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$10.9M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$6.71M |
| 4 |
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$5.69M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
-$4.48M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
42 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $95.1M — down 41% from $162M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of PSQ and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.81M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $11.7M.
- 42 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q4 2019, down from 53 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $95.1M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q4 2019, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q4 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.81M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $11.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.