ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.7M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
86% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.5M → $56.7M (+$26.3M)
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.7M | Put options by funds: $14.2M
0.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.09% → 0.22% (+0.13%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 31 (-2)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.67M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.93M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.24M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.1M |
| 5 |
AI
ArchPoint Investors
Coral Gables,
Florida
|
+$1.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Brightfield Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.1M |
| 2 |
KC
Kingfisher Capital
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.08M |
| 3 |
LCM
Leonard Capital Management
Vero Beach,
Florida
|
-$1.55M |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$1.06M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$977K |
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
31 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $56.7M — up 86% from $30.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QID and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $8.67M. The largest seller was Brightfield Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.1M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q4 2014, down from 33 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $56.7M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q4 2014, up 86% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.67M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q4 2014 was Brightfield Capital Management, an estimated $7.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.