ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
273% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.76M | Put options by funds: $473K
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17
58% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $154M → $243M (+$88.6M)
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 18
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 84 (+12)
1.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.8% → 7.65% (+1.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$55.4M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$21.4M |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12.4M |
| 4 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
+$8.84M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$6.68M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$20.7M |
| 2 |
PPW
Pasadena Private Wealth
Pasadena,
California
|
-$14.3M |
| 3 |
IP
Intellectus Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.69M |
| 4 |
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.4M |
| 5 |
SAIG
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Highlands Ranch,
Colorado
|
-$1.31M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
84 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $243M — up 58% from $154M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new PSQ positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $55.4M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
- 84 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q1 2021, up from 72 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $243M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q1 2021, up 58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q1 2021 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $55.4M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $20.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.