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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 11

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.7M | Put options by funds: $26.5M

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.3M → $103M (+$24.3M)

18.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 139.26% → 158.01% (+19%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 54 (+6)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
$37.7M
Puts
$26.5M
Net Calls
+$11.2M
Net Calls Change
-$2.98M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$9.61M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.42M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$9.34M
4
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$1.64M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.53M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$15.7M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$4.46M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$1.44M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.26M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$913K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GA
26
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$395K -$25K -5,120 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$337K +$5.62K +1,152 +2%
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$332K +$2.42K +496 +0.7%
Creative Planning
29
Creative Planning
Kansas
$331K +$21.1K +4,320 +7%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$325K +$323K +66,320 New
BRWA
31
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$321K – – –
AFP
32
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$318K +$317K +64,976 New
KeyBank National Association
33
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$270K +$268K +55,040 New
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$263K +$261K +53,600 New
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$216K -$825K -169,280 -79%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$210K +$209K +42,912 New
UBS Group
37
UBS Group
Switzerland
$168K -$596K -122,288 -78%
ACM
38
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$168K +$152K +31,120 +992%
WRM
39
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$165K – – –
IA
40
IFP Advisors
Florida
$153K +$152K +31,200 New
KF
41
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$142K -$56.5K -11,600 -29%
AP
42
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$98K +$97.3K +19,968 New
UFA
43
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$86K – – –
Bank of America
44
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73K +$64.3K +13,184 +824%
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$65K +$14K +2,880 +28%
FTUS
46
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$57K +$57.2K +11,728 New
RFA
47
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$39K – – –
AC
48
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$31K – – –
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$31K +$156 +32 +0.5%
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$28K +$7.49K +1,536 +37%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

54 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $103M — up 31% from $78.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QLD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $9.61M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 54 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $103M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.61M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.