ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.7M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.3M | Put options by funds: $12.3M
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.1M → $29.7M (+$7.63M)
33% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 32 (+8)
0.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.02% → 0.1% (+0.08%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.71M |
| 2 |
SGH
Schonfeld Group Holdings
Jericho,
New York
|
+$3.52M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brightfield Capital Management
New York
|
+$3.23M |
| 4 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$2.35M |
| 5 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
+$2.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.78M |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.39M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.9M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.2M |
| 5 |
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
|
-$993K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WRM
26
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| $25K | – | – | – |
|
27
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $16K | +$9.4K | +2 | +200% |
|
|
VIA
28
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
31
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $4K | +$4.7K | +1 | New |
|
32
Walleye Trading
New York
| $247 | -$287K | -61 | -54% |
|
|
TH
33
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$3.39M | -706 | Closed |
|
|
VF
34
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$1.9M | -396 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$1.2M | -249 | Closed |
|
|
PSW
36
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
| – | -$993K | -207 | Closed |
|
|
BL
37
Bolton LP
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$52K | -11 | Closed |
|
|
TDC
38
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$10K | -2 | Closed |
|
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
32 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $29.7M — up 35% from $22.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QID positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jump Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $4.78M.
- 32 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q1 2014, up from 24 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $29.7M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q1 2014, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q1 2014 was Jump Trading, an estimated $4.71M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.