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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.5M → $129M (+$32M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 12

13.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.91% → 65.14% (+13%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 65 (+2)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.3M | Put options by funds: $59.3M

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
65
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.17%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
15
Increased
13
Reduced
23
Closed
12
Calls
$36.3M
Puts
$59.3M
Net Calls
-$23M
Net Calls Change
-$32.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$22M
2
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$5.5M
3
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
+$5.39M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$4.08M
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.38M
2
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$1.61M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$671K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$570K
5
1WA
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
-$518K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFG
26
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$533K – – –
BRWA
27
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$499K -$98.2K -9,600 -15%
GWM
28
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$495K -$18.4K -1,800 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$487K – – –
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$470K +$505K +49,312 New
SPC
31
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$402K -$12.7K -1,240 -3%
FAAS
32
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$388K -$52.8K -5,160 -11%
CG
33
Cutler Group
California
$377K +$383K +37,432 +1,701%
SFS
34
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$374K -$177K -17,312 -31%
AHC
35
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$373K +$131K +12,800 +48%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$362K -$2.38M -232,488 -86%
Walleye Trading
37
Walleye Trading
New York
$277K +$297K +29,056 New
GFPC
38
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$276K +$296K +28,960 New
EP
39
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$270K -$221K -21,632 -43%
APA
40
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$251K -$32.7K -3,200 -11%
IIA
41
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$237K – – –
Bank of Montreal
42
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$228K -$62.1K -6,064 -20%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
43
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$226K – – –
HF
44
HRT Financial
New York
$221K +$238K +23,296 New
KeyBank National Association
45
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$219K – – –
JCM
46
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
$206K +$221K +21,600 New
AP
47
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$164K -$211K -20,624 -55%
DBT
48
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$131K +$131K +12,760 +1,227%
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$87K -$83.7K -8,184 -47%
KF
50
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$87K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

65 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $129M — up 33% from $97.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $22M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.38M.

  • 65 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2018, up from 63 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $129M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2018, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2018 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.