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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.5M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.4M → $97.5M (+$25M)

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.9M | Put options by funds: $31.1M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13

8.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.48% → 51.91% (+8.4%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 63 (+2)

65% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
63
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.28%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
15
Increased
8
Reduced
23
Closed
13
Calls
$40.9M
Puts
$31.1M
Net Calls
+$9.88M
Net Calls Change
+$11.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.83M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.23M
3
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$494K
4
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
+$458K
5
GG
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
+$448K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$9.11M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.67M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.24M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.2M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1WA
26
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$518K +$498K +56,472 New
BFG
27
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$513K – – –
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$499K -$501K -56,808 -51%
GWM
29
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$493K -$199K -22,600 -30%
PNC Financial Services Group
30
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$468K – – –
EP
31
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$458K -$540K -61,208 -55%
TSS
32
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$422K +$157K +17,760 +63%
FAAS
33
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$421K -$7.12K -808 -2%
SPC
34
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$398K -$628K -71,240 -62%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$354K – – –
AP
36
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$347K +$105K +11,896 +46%
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$275K – – –
APA
38
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$271K +$261K +29,600 New
AHC
39
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$242K -$77.6K -8,800 -25%
IIA
40
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$228K +$219K +24,880 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
41
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$217K -$88.1K -9,992 -30%
KeyBank National Association
42
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$211K +$203K +23,040 New
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$159K +$38.9K +4,416 +34%
WCM
44
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$98K +$94.5K +10,720 New
ACM
45
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$85K +$81.4K +9,232 New
KF
46
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$84K -$80.4K -9,120 -50%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$71K – – –
RFA
48
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$59K – – –
KPCM
49
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$38K – – –
Barclays
50
Barclays
United Kingdom
$26K -$238K -27,008 -91%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

63 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $97.5M — up 35% from $72.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $1.83M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.11M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2017, up from 61 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $97.5M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2017, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.83M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2017 was DRW Securities, an estimated $9.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.