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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $69.8M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

166% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71M | Put options by funds: $26.7M

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.4M → $69.8M (+$11.4M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 58 (+7)

10.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 116.55% → 127.11% (+11%)

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
58
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+13.73%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
11
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
$71M
Puts
$26.7M
Net Calls
+$44.3M
Net Calls Change
+$24.7M

Top Buyers

1
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$7.63M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$5.3M
3
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$1.45M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.38M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.26M

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$6.92M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.09M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$2.14M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.07M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCMT
26
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$865K +$818K +160,000 New
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$764K -$1.5M -292,720 -67%
FBA
28
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$586K -$26.6K -5,200 -5%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$528K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$511K +$483K +94,480 New
AP
31
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$479K +$453K +88,512 New
GA
32
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$447K -$124K -24,320 -23%
SPC
33
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$442K +$418K +81,776 New
BRWA
34
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$397K -$9.41K -1,840 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
35
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$384K +$24.5K +4,784 +7%
GWM
36
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$361K – – –
FAAS
37
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$357K -$818 -160 -0.2%
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$342K – – –
BFG
39
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$303K -$146K -28,544 -34%
AFP
40
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$287K +$34.6K +6,768 +15%
AHC
41
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$260K -$49.1K -9,600 -17%
EP
42
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$257K +$243K +47,520 New
RJFSA
43
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$257K +$243K +47,552 New
Bank of Montreal
44
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$189K -$26.2K -5,120 -13%
WRM
45
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$182K – – –
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$130K – – –
KF
47
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$99K – – –
NFG
48
Next Financial Group
Texas
$99K +$13.1K +2,560 +16%
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$89K -$39K -7,632 -32%
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$65K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

58 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $69.8M — up 20% from $58.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QLD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $7.63M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $6.92M.

  • 58 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2016, up from 51 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $69.8M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2016 was Timber Hill, an estimated $7.63M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $6.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.