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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $66.6M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 7

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 62 (+8)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.8M → $66.6M (-$4.18M)

15.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 103.65% → 87.97% (-16%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.6M | Put options by funds: $61.1M

Holders
62
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+14.81%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
15
Increased
18
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
$47.6M
Puts
$61.1M
Net Calls
-$13.5M
Net Calls Change
+$12.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
+$4.62M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.84M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$2.6M
4
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
+$1.16M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
+$909K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$8.06M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.67M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.11M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.96M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$683K -$3.11M -431,296 -82%
DS
27
DRW Securities
Illinois
$649K +$650K +90,032 New
Wolverine Trading
28
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$641K +$641K +88,784 New
TSS
29
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$581K -$385K -53,344 -40%
JT
30
Jump Trading
Illinois
$576K +$576K +79,872 New
GWM
31
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$550K +$4.96K +688 +0.9%
TH
32
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$513K -$1.87M -258,624 -78%
Morgan Stanley
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
$463K -$522K -72,272 -53%
BRWA
34
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$456K +$13.6K +1,888 +3%
BFG
35
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$404K – – –
Jane Street
36
Jane Street
New York
$393K +$393K +54,480 New
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$333K +$112K +15,520 +50%
FAAS
38
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$330K +$1.73K +240 +0.5%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$328K +$329K +45,536 New
AHC
40
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$288K -$57.7K -8,000 -17%
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$263K – – –
IIA
42
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$237K -$727K -100,800 -75%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$234K +$234K +32,448 New
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$231K -$57.7K -8,000 -20%
Barclays
45
Barclays
United Kingdom
$207K +$207K +28,672 New
AC
46
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$174K -$31.8K -4,400 -15%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$151K -$3.67M -508,816 -96%
KF
48
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$131K – – –
AP
49
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$117K +$42.3K +5,856 +57%
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$113K +$74.7K +10,352 +198%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

62 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $66.6M — down 5.9% from $70.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Highland Capital Management (Texas), opening a new position worth an estimated $4.62M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.06M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2017, up from 54 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $66.6M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2017, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2017 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $4.62M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $8.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.