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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 6

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44M | Put options by funds: $35.4M

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 60 (+11)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $139M (+$15.5M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 15

17.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 428.64% → 411.58% (-17%)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+22.45%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
19
Increased
14
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
$44M
Puts
$35.4M
Net Calls
+$8.63M
Net Calls Change
-$13.2M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$6.19M
2
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$5.73M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.37M
4
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
+$3.93M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.82M

Top Sellers

1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$26.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.8M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$4.75M
4
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$4.34M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$767K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Investments
26
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.23M -$26.4M -6,435,200 -96%
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$1.15M +$837K +204,224 +316%
CWM
28
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.06M +$1.02M +249,504 New
CT
29
CMT Trading
Illinois
$911K +$874K +213,248 New
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$754K +$723K +176,448 New
BFG
31
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$683K -$169K -41,120 -20%
ACP
32
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$679K +$651K +158,880 New
GW
33
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$651K +$624K +152,320 New
EP
34
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$642K -$764K -186,240 -55%
PWAP
35
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$587K – – –
MIAN
36
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$581K -$314K -76,608 -36%
TSS
37
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$542K +$520K +126,848 New
FBA
38
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$520K – – –
Citadel Advisors
39
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$446K -$268K -65,408 -39%
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$370K +$355K +86,592 New
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$345K +$75.8K +18,496 +30%
WRM
42
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$294K +$72.2K +17,600 +34%
NAM
43
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$273K – – –
Koshinski Asset Management
44
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$246K +$236K +57,600 New
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$220K -$7.87K -1,920 -4%
GA
46
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$202K -$39.4K -9,600 -17%
BBHC
47
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$201K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$164K +$52.5K +12,800 +50%
Walleye Trading
49
Walleye Trading
New York
$112K +$107K +26,112 New
UFA
50
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$75K +$72.2K +17,600 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $139M — up 13% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new QLD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $6.19M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $26.4M.

  • 60 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2014, up from 49 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $139M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.19M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $26.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.