ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
40 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
193% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.3M | Put options by funds: $7.6M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
88% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 40 (+7)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.2M → $46.8M (+$5.56M)
0.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.15% → 0.13% (-0.01%)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$8.38M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.43M |
| 3 |
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$1.64M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.31M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$3.17M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.04M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brightfield Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.41M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.99M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.25M |
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
40 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $46.8M — up 13% from $41.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QID positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Guild Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.38M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $3.17M.
- 40 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q3 2015, up from 33 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $46.8M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q3 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q3 2015 was Guild Investment Management, an estimated $8.38M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q3 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.