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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

130% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.8M | Put options by funds: $23M

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $139M → $112M (-$26.5M)

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 47 (-13)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 19

49.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 411.58% → 362.16% (-49%)

71% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
47
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-21.67%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
19
Closed
17
Calls
$52.8M
Puts
$23M
Net Calls
+$29.8M
Net Calls Change
+$21.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
+$15.4M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$7.49M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.81M
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.46M
5
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
+$399K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$9.6M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.7M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$4.24M
4
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
-$4.1M
5
QC
QCM Cayman
Texas
-$2.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
26
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$585K +$198K +44,800 +52%
FBA
27
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$527K -$14.1K -3,200 -3%
PWAP
28
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$494K -$117K -26,496 -19%
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$344K +$340K +77,152 New
NAM
30
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$285K – – –
AGM
31
Alpine Global Management
New York
$285K +$282K +64,000 New
BRWA
32
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$280K – – –
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$237K +$8.47K +1,920 +4%
BBHC
34
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$209K – – –
WRM
35
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$185K -$120K -27,200 -40%
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$172K – – –
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$138K -$219K -49,568 -61%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$87K +$31.9K +7,232 +59%
WAM
39
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$79K +$70.6K +16,000 +820%
UFA
40
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$78K – – –
ACS
41
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$55.6K – – –
RFA
42
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$36K +$35.3K +8,000 New
Wells Fargo
43
Wells Fargo
California
$29K -$141 -32 -0.5%
AC
44
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$23K – – –
KPCM
45
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$19K – – –
AIG
46
American International Group
New York
$18.5K -$1.17M -264,640 -98%
VF
47
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$9.6M -2,245,952 Closed
Jane Street
48
Jane Street
New York
– -$4.7M -1,064,864 Closed
DC
49
Davenport & Co
Virginia
– -$4.1M -959,040 Closed
QC
50
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$2.65M -620,608 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $112M — down 19% from $139M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of QLD and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Juncture Wealth Strategies, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.4M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.6M sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2015, down from 60 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $112M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2015, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2015 was Juncture Wealth Strategies, an estimated $15.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.