ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.7M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.4M → $26.7M (+$6.27M)
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 4
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.34% → 0.41% (+0.07%)
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 23 (-6)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 14
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.3M | Put options by funds: $149M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$12.2M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.26M |
| 3 |
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$1.49M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.34M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MMG
Monetary Management Group
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.76M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.38M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.93M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.27M |
| 5 |
CA
Calton & Associates
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$824K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
26
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$1.27M | -1,340 | Closed |
|
|
CA
27
Calton & Associates
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$824K | -866 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
28
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$655K | -689 | Closed |
|
29
Renaissance Technologies
New York
| – | -$509K | -535 | Closed |
|
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$298K | -313 | Closed |
|
31
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$287K | -302 | Closed |
|
32
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$212K | -272 | Closed |
|
33
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$44.5K | -57 | Closed |
|
|
SGS
34
Sterling Global Strategies
Carlsbad,
California
| – | -$17.8K | -19 | Closed |
|
|
FCA
35
FinTrust Capital Advisors
Greenville,
South Carolina
| – | -$9K | -9 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$1.56K | -2 | Closed |
|
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
23 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $26.7M — up 31% from $20.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of QID and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Monetary Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.76M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q1 2019, down from 29 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $26.7M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $12.2M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was Monetary Management Group, an estimated $2.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.