ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $16M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 6
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.08% → 0.06% (-0.02%)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.8M | Put options by funds: $19.7M
23% less funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 23 (-7)
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.9M → $16M (-$8.82M)
46% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.72M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.99M |
| 3 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$377K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$275K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$252K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$11.7M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.06M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.78M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.61M |
| 5 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
-$771K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$1.78M | -910 | Closed |
|
|
27
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.61M | -825 | Closed |
|
|
TAM
28
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
| – | -$771K | -398 | Closed |
|
|
TMC
29
Trellus Management Company
Delray Beach,
Florida
| – | -$233K | -120 | Closed |
|
|
HF
30
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$212K | -110 | Closed |
|
|
CCA
31
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$61K | -31 | Closed |
|
|
EDRH
32
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
| – | -$36K | -19 | Closed |
|
|
MWP
33
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$12K | -6 | Closed |
|
|
FMP
34
Financial Management Professionals
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$9K | -5 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
35
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$6K | -3 | Closed |
|
|
IA
36
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
37
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1K | – | – |
|
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
23 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $16M — down 35% from $24.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of QID and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was DRW Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.72M. The largest seller was Guild Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.7M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q4 2016, down from 30 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $16M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q4 2016, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q4 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q4 2016 was DRW Securities, an estimated $6.72M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q4 2016 was Guild Investment Management, an estimated $11.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.