ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 12
81% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $135M → $245M (+$110M)
49% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $678K
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 76 → 84 (+8)
3.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.87% → 7.92% (+3.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$71.6M |
| 2 |
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$11.9M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$10.5M |
| 4 |
AWCI
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
Purchase,
New York
|
+$7.44M |
| 5 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$6.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.15M |
| 2 |
MCP
Mirador Capital Partners
Pleasanton,
California
|
-$7.77M |
| 3 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.14M |
| 4 |
NL
NKCFO LLC
Geneva,
Illinois
|
-$2.73M |
| 5 |
CF
Clarity Financial
Houston,
Texas
|
-$1.72M |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
84 of the 5,728 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $245M — up 81% from $135M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new PSQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $71.6M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, cutting an estimated $8.15M.
- 84 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q3 2021, up from 76 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $245M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q3 2021, up 81% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q3 2021 and 12 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $71.6M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q3 2021 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $8.15M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.