ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.4M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5
109% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.76M → $20.4M (+$10.7M)
53% more funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 29 (+10)
0.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.19% → 0.34% (+0.15%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.8M | Put options by funds: $197M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFIC
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
Walnut Creek,
California
|
+$2.82M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.13M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.73M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.3M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.14M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.32M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.21M |
| 3 |
SM
Southport Management
Wilson,
Wyoming
|
-$1.06M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$651K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$559K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIM
26
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
CFGS
28
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Birmingham,
Alabama
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
29
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | +$851 | +1 | New |
|
|
30
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2.32M | -2,723 | Closed |
|
|
SM
31
Southport Management
Wilson,
Wyoming
| – | -$1.06M | -1,500 | Closed |
|
32
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$12K | -18 | Closed |
|
|
FCAS
33
First Command Advisory Services
Fort Worth,
Texas
| – | -$6K | -9 | Closed |
|
34
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$3K | -4 | Closed |
|
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
29 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $20.4M — up 109% from $9.76M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QID positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.82M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.32M sold.
- 29 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q4 2018, up from 19 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $20.4M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q4 2018, up 109% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, an estimated $2.82M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.32M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.