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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.6M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 46 (+9)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 13

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.1M → $71.6M (-$15.5M)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39.3M | Put options by funds: $53.3M

55.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 355.51% → 299.55% (-56%)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+24.32%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
13
Reduced
13
Closed
5
Calls
$39.3M
Puts
$53.3M
Net Calls
-$14M
Net Calls Change
-$29.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$7.55M
2
QC
QCM Cayman
Texas
+$2.14M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.99M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.14M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$794K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.7M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$9.95M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.76M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.43M
5
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
-$1.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PWAP
26
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$513K +$18.9K +6,016 +4%
T
27
TradeWorx
New Jersey
$508K +$513K +163,456 New
GA
28
GFS Advisors
Texas
$469K +$537K +171,040 New
CT
29
CMT Trading
Illinois
$429K +$434K +138,176 New
PSW
30
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$396K -$679K -216,288 -63%
FBA
31
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$378K – – –
TH
32
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$352K -$277K -88,224 -44%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$319K +$301K +95,840 +1,426%
BJL
34
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$298K +$302K +96,000 New
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$268K +$271K +86,272 New
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$265K +$138K +43,808 +105%
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$222K +$224K +71,360 New
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$209K +$72.4K +23,040 +52%
WRM
39
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$159K +$20.1K +6,400 +14%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$88K +$80.4K +25,600 +1,000%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$41K – – –
AC
42
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$16K +$2.21K +704 +16%
KPCM
43
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$13K – – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
44
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$11.5K +$11.7K +3,712 New
CIM
45
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$10K +$10.3K +3,264 New
Walleye Trading
46
Walleye Trading
New York
$202 +$204K +65,088 New
VF
47
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$9.95M -3,197,376 Closed
SKK
48
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
– -$1.41M -448,000 Closed
CAM
49
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1.07M -345,472 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
50
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$533K -171,200 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $71.6M — down 18% from $87.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QLD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $7.55M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 46 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2014, up from 37 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $71.6M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $7.55M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.