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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.3M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.6M | Put options by funds: $19.9M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 74 (-6)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 29

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

36.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.58% → 44.24% (-36%)

63% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $81.3M (-$136M)

Holders
74
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.5%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
23
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
29
Calls
$18.6M
Puts
$19.9M
Net Calls
-$1.32M
Net Calls Change
+$950K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.62M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.52M
3
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
+$1.34M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.23M
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$58.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$24.2M
3
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$23.4M
4
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
-$3.99M
5
GA
GFS Advisors
Texas
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
26
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$625K +$274K +27,200 +58%
SFS
27
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$609K +$730K +72,480 New
AAP
28
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$553K – – –
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$544K -$24.2M -2,400,696 -97%
AHC
30
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$543K +$353K +35,080 +119%
AG
31
Advisor Group
Arizona
$520K – – –
VF
32
Virtu Financial
New York
$503K -$420K -41,744 -41%
BFG
33
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$470K – – –
SBIA
34
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$469K – – –
TC
35
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$463K +$456K +45,280 New
Fisher Asset Management
36
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$432K +$518K +51,488 New
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$430K -$3.71K -368 -0.7%
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$412K -$48.3K -4,800 -9%
RWA
39
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$390K -$1.41M -140,208 -78%
GWM
40
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$386K +$377K +37,496 +406%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
41
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$366K +$439K +43,600 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
42
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$359K +$216K +21,456 +101%
BIA
43
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$336K +$403K +40,000 New
FTUS
44
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$311K +$372K +36,976 New
UBS Group
45
UBS Group
Switzerland
$269K +$270K +26,816 +519%
1WA
46
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$252K – – –
ACM
47
Avalon Capital Management
California
$233K +$279K +27,720 New
Simplex Trading
48
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$233K +$280K +27,824 New
APA
49
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$215K – – –
DBT
50
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$211K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $81.3M — down 63% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of QLD and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $3.62M. The largest seller was Howard Capital Management, cutting an estimated $58.6M.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2018, down from 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $81.3M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2018, down 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.62M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $58.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.