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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $166M (+$36.2M)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.5M | Put options by funds: $47.2M

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 70 (+5)

6.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.14% → 71.96% (+6.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
18
Increased
18
Reduced
15
Closed
13
Calls
$52.5M
Puts
$47.2M
Net Calls
+$5.26M
Net Calls Change
+$28.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$8.39M
2
QAM
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
+$3.26M
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$2.32M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$3.8M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.61M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.19M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.11M
5
RWG
Regal Wealth Group
California
-$892K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GA
26
GFS Advisors
Texas
$942K +$904K +87,200 New
HighTower Advisors
27
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$901K – – –
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$717K -$402K -38,768 -37%
IIA
29
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$683K +$398K +38,360 +154%
SBIA
30
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$674K – – –
BFG
31
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$605K – – –
SFS
32
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$602K +$124K +11,944 +31%
DS
33
DRW Securities
Illinois
$569K +$546K +52,688 New
BRWA
34
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$557K -$9.12K -880 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$532K -$20.8K -2,008 -4%
AHC
36
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$519K +$91.2K +8,800 +22%
SPC
37
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$475K +$18.9K +1,824 +4%
GFPC
38
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$462K +$143K +13,808 +48%
SG Americas Securities
39
SG Americas Securities
New York
$442K +$424K +40,880 New
FAAS
40
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$398K -$38.2K -3,688 -9%
EP
41
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$309K +$2.65K +256 +0.9%
APA
42
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$285K – – –
DBT
43
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$271K +$117K +11,264 +82%
BCM
44
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$270K +$259K +24,984 New
GWM
45
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$267K -$283K -27,272 -52%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
46
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$256K – – –
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$250K -$8.29K -800 -3%
KeyBank National Association
48
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$249K – – –
JCM
49
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
$233K – – –
RTS
50
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$208K +$199K +19,200 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

70 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $166M — up 28% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $8.39M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.8M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2018, up from 65 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $166M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2018, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2018 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $8.39M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2018 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $3.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.