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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $91M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.3M → $91M (+$9.73M)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 74 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

5.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.24% → 39.16% (-5.1%)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $54.7M

Holders
74
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
19
Reduced
14
Closed
22
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$54.7M
Net Calls
-$22.9M
Net Calls Change
-$21.6M

Top Buyers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.73M
2
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$2.27M
3
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
+$1.8M
4
IF
IRON Financial
Illinois
+$841K
5
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$717K

Top Sellers

1
MF
Manchester Financial
California
-$12.9M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.15M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$2.04M
4
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
California
-$1.55M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AHC
26
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$736K +$8.06K +800 +1%
AG
27
Advisor Group
Arizona
$695K – – –
AP
28
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$634K +$569K +56,432 New
CFS
29
Ceros Financial Services
Maryland
$634K +$569K +56,432 New
BFG
30
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$630K – – –
SBIA
31
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$628K – – –
BRWA
32
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$568K -$5.97K -592 -1%
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$553K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$537K +$51.3K +5,088 +12%
Simplex Trading
35
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$535K +$200K +19,832 +71%
SPC
36
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$477K +$428K +42,472 New
DBT
37
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$282K – – –
KeyBank National Association
38
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$281K – – –
APA
39
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$279K -$8.06K -800 -3%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
40
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$266K +$239K +23,680 New
SWAG
41
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$247K +$222K +22,000 New
Renaissance Technologies
42
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$243K -$532K -52,800 -71%
MWM
43
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$238K +$214K +21,208 New
RTS
44
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$216K +$193K +19,200 New
WB
45
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$216K +$193K +19,200 New
AC
46
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$212K +$190K +18,840 New
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$206K -$24.2K -2,400 -12%
EP
48
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$203K -$1.39M -138,104 -88%
PAM
49
Private Asset Management
California
$202K +$181K +18,000 New
WCM
50
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$181K +$35.6K +3,536 +28%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

74 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $91M — up 12% from $81.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new QLD positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $2.73M. The largest seller was Manchester Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.9M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $91M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $2.73M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was Manchester Financial, an estimated $12.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.