ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.5M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
221% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $35.8M | Put options by funds: $11.2M
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 7
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 33 (+5)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.4M → $30.5M (+$3.05M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.09% → 0.09% (+0%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$2.48M |
| 2 |
KC
Kingfisher Capital
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.16M |
| 3 |
LCM
Leonard Capital Management
Vero Beach,
Florida
|
+$1.62M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.35M |
| 5 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
+$923K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.18M |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.13M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brightfield Capital Management
New York
|
-$923K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$875K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$865K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AII
26
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $67K | +$70.2K | +19 | New |
|
27
Walleye Trading
New York
| $49K | -$185K | -50 | -78% |
|
28
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $44K | – | – | – |
|
29
Citigroup
New York
| $17K | -$358K | -97 | -95% |
|
|
FANJ
30
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
VIA
31
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
32
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $11K | +$11.1K | +3 | New |
|
|
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
34
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$2.18M | -546 | Closed |
|
|
TH
35
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$2.13M | -533 | Closed |
|
|
36
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$865K | -216 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
37
American International Group
New York
| – | -$123K | -31 | Closed |
|
38
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$13K | -3 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
39
Horrell Capital Management
Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$5K | -1 | Closed |
|
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1K | – | – |
|
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
33 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $30.5M — up 11% from $27.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QID positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tocqueville Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.48M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.18M sold.
- 33 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q3 2014, up from 28 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $30.5M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q3 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q3 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q3 2014 was Tocqueville Asset Management, an estimated $2.48M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q3 2014 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $2.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.