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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.7M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

44.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 299.55% → 344.02% (+44%)

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $60.7M | Put options by funds: $44.7M

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.6M → $81.7M (+$10M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 50 (+4)

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
50
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
17
Increased
9
Reduced
19
Closed
13
Calls
$60.7M
Puts
$44.7M
Net Calls
+$16M
Net Calls Change
+$29.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.29M
2
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$4.53M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$3.87M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.21M
5
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
+$1.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.7M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.85M
3
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$1.99M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.98M
5
MCC
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CT
26
CMT Trading
Illinois
$500K +$8.01K +2,496 +2%
ACI
27
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$472K +$426K +132,704 New
CPSAC
28
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$456K +$412K +128,288 New
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
$455K -$1.38M -430,496 -77%
FBA
30
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$432K – – –
ACP
31
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$421K +$380K +118,400 New
Two Sigma Advisers
32
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$297K +$268K +83,520 New
CS
33
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$296K -$9.24K -2,880 -3%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$292K -$1.98M -616,000 -88%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$260K +$235K +73,152 New
NAM
36
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$227K +$205K +64,000 New
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$224K +$181K +56,480 +79%
GA
38
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$202K +$183K +56,960 New
WRM
39
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$182K – – –
Creative Planning
40
Creative Planning
Kansas
$171K -$61.6K -19,200 -28%
JT
41
Jump Trading
Illinois
$141K +$127K +39,680 New
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$112K -$173K -54,016 -63%
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$90K -$8.21K -2,560 -9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
44
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$61.4K +$55.5K +17,280 New
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$45K -$513 -160 -1%
ACS
46
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$37.6K +$34K +10,592 New
AC
47
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$18K – – –
KPCM
48
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$15K – – –
RFA
49
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$6K +$5.13K +1,600 New
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3K +$2.26K +704 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

50 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $81.7M — up 14% from $71.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.7M.

  • 50 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2014, up from 46 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $81.7M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.29M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.