ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
68 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 20
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.56M | Put options by funds: $974K
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 68 (+14)
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.46% → 4.92% (-0.54%)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $137M → $122M (-$14.5M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.6M |
| 2 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.2M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$6.9M |
| 4 |
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$5.64M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
+$3.44M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$9.29M |
| 2 |
TF
Trek Financial
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$9.01M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.76M |
| 4 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.47M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.8M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
68 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $122M — down 11% from $137M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new PSQ positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Atria Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.29M sold.
- 68 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2020, up from 54 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $122M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2020, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2020 and 20 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.6M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2020 was Atria Investments, an estimated $9.29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.