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ProShares UltraShort QQQ
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37 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.7M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.2M | Put options by funds: $9.45M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.13% → 0.16% (+0.03%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 37 (-3)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.8M → $42.7M (-$4.1M)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
37
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.5%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
11
Increased
9
Reduced
11
Closed
13
Calls
$14.2M
Puts
$9.45M
Net Calls
+$4.79M
Net Calls Change
-$9.89M

Top Buyers

1
PAMG
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
+$7.52M
2
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$4.14M
3
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
+$2.03M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$1.29M
5
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
+$1.03M

Top Sellers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.89M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.36M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.27M
4
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$781K
5
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$741K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$27K +$26.8K +11 +1,100%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22K -$100K -41 -82%
CCA
28
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$22K +$22K +9 New
AIM
29
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$13K – – –
VIA
30
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
AFP
31
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$5K +$4.88K +2 New
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4K -$78.1K -32 -94%
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4K -$2.44K -1 -33%
Creative Planning
34
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3K -$2.44K -1 -50%
FMP
35
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
36
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$2.44K +1 New
MFS
37
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
Walleye Trading
38
Walleye Trading
New York
$1K +$2.44K +1 New
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$2.36M -796 Closed
KJHP
40
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$741K -250 Closed
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
– -$619K -209 Closed
CG
42
Caprock Group
Idaho
– -$497K -168 Closed
WSTAM
43
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$413K -139 Closed
FTUS
44
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$342K -115 Closed
TSS
45
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$328K -111 Closed
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$292K -98 Closed
PSI
47
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
– -$108K -36 Closed
ACM
48
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$7.32K -3 Closed
SSG
49
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$4K -1 Closed
TFA
50
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$4K -1 Closed
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QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

37 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $42.7M — down 8.8% from $46.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of QID and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Patton Albertson Miller Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.52M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $2.89M.

  • 37 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q4 2015, down from 40 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $42.7M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q4 2015, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was Patton Albertson Miller Group, an estimated $7.52M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.