ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $822K | Put options by funds: $515K
2.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.65% → 4.87% (-2.8%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 84 → 76 (-8)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 25
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 27
44% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $242M → $135M (-$107M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCP
Mirador Capital Partners
Pleasanton,
California
|
+$8.5M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
+$4.7M |
| 3 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.48M |
| 4 |
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
|
+$2.24M |
| 5 |
ICG
InterOcean Capital Group
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$2.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$37.5M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$19.5M |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.4M |
| 4 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$8.86M |
| 5 |
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$6.45M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
76 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $135M — down 44% from $242M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of PSQ and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.
The largest buyer was Mirador Capital Partners, adding an estimated $8.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $37.5M.
- 76 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2021, down from 84 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $135M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2021, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2021 and 25 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2021 was Mirador Capital Partners, an estimated $8.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $37.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.