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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.4M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 53 (-5)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.1M | Put options by funds: $27M

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69.8M → $60.4M (-$9.35M)

21.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 127.11% → 105.14% (-22%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 19

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
53
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-8.62%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
14
Reduced
19
Closed
11
Calls
$24.1M
Puts
$27M
Net Calls
-$2.92M
Net Calls Change
-$47.2M

Top Buyers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.22M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.11M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$977K
4
AIA
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
+$975K
5
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
+$848K

Top Sellers

1
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$5.61M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.33M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.08M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.87M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$1.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FBA
26
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$583K – – –
TSS
27
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$526K +$521K +97,632 New
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$524K -$853 -160 -0.2%
GWM
29
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$407K +$46.9K +8,800 +13%
BRWA
30
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$373K -$21.2K -3,968 -5%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$367K +$27.1K +5,088 +8%
BFG
32
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$301K – – –
GA
33
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$300K -$144K -26,960 -33%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$295K -$1.15M -215,632 -80%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$294K -$2.08M -389,744 -88%
FAAS
36
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$275K -$80K -15,008 -23%
AHC
37
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$258K – – –
RJFSA
38
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$250K -$5.46K -1,024 -2%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$192K +$8.53K +1,600 +5%
Walleye Trading
40
Walleye Trading
New York
$160K +$111K +20,800 +234%
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$129K – – –
AG
42
Advisor Group
Arizona
$116K +$87.3K +16,368 +314%
KF
43
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$98K – – –
AP
44
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$97K -$376K -70,416 -80%
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$97K -$1.96K -368 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$89K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$65K – – –
CG
48
Cutler Group
California
$54K +$54.4K +10,208 New
RFA
49
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$43K – – –
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$33K -$890K -166,912 -96%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

53 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $60.4M — down 13% from $69.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QLD and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.22M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.61M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2016, down from 58 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $60.4M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2016 was DRW Securities, an estimated $5.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.