ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
20 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
80% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 5
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.3M | Put options by funds: $31.1M
0.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.17% → 0.53% (+0.35%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $38.3M → $25.8M (-$12.6M)
39% less funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 20 (-13)
81% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.63M |
| 2 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.09M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.66M |
| 4 |
SM
Southport Management
Wilson,
Wyoming
|
+$553K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$194K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$6.81M |
| 2 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
-$1.62M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.2M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$789K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$641K |
QID Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
20 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $25.8M — down 33% from $38.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of QID and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $2.63M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.81M sold.
- 20 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) as of Q2 2018, down from 33 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $25.8M of ProShares UltraShort QQQ stock for Q2 2018, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort QQQ positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ buyer in Q2 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.63M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort QQQ seller in Q2 2018 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $6.81M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.