ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.9M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 35 (+4)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.5M | Put options by funds: $12.6M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.22% → 0.15% (-0.07%)
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $56.7M → $35.9M (-$20.8M)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Brightfield Capital Management
New York
|
+$3.78M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.42M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$617K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$481K |
| 5 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$466K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Golden,
Colorado
|
-$18.2M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.15M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.88M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$911K |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$723K |
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
35 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $35.9M — down 37% from $56.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QID positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brightfield Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.78M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $18.2M.
- 35 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q1 2015, up from 31 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $35.9M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q1 2015, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q1 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q1 2015 was Brightfield Capital Management, an estimated $3.78M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q1 2015 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $18.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.