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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.8M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.4M → $70.8M (+$10.4M)

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 54 (+1)

1.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.14% → 103.65% (-1.5%)

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42.3M | Put options by funds: $68.1M

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
54
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
10
Increased
12
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
$42.3M
Puts
$68.1M
Net Calls
-$25.9M
Net Calls Change
-$23M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$7.51M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.27M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$2.47M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.14M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.07M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$8.33M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.78M
3
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
California
-$1.55M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.33M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IC
26
Inverness Counsel
New York
$629K – – –
ACM
27
Avalon Capital Management
California
$567K +$527K +84,512 New
GWM
28
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$507K – – –
BRWA
29
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$411K -$50K -8,016 -12%
MIAN
30
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$380K -$665K -106,528 -65%
BFG
31
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$375K – – –
AHC
32
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$322K – – –
FAAS
33
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$304K -$35.5K -5,696 -11%
EP
34
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$285K +$265K +42,528 New
SBIA
35
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$268K +$250K +40,000 New
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$245K – – –
AFP
37
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$230K +$214K +34,336 New
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$207K +$89.9K +14,400 +88%
GA
39
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$202K -$160K -25,600 -46%
AC
40
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$191K +$158K +25,280 +790%
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$157K -$3.49K -560 -2%
ASN
42
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$142K +$132K +21,184 New
CG
43
Cutler Group
California
$132K +$59.2K +9,488 +93%
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$109K -$16K -2,560 -14%
KF
45
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$98K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
46
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$80K – – –
RFA
47
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$43K -$9.98K -1,600 -20%
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$35K -$102K -16,368 -76%
KPCM
49
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$28K – – –
VIA
50
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11K +$9.98K +1,600 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

54 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $70.8M — up 17% from $60.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QLD positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.51M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $8.33M.

  • 54 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2017, up from 53 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $70.8M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $7.51M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2017 was Timber Hill, an estimated $8.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.