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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91M → $121M (+$30M)

11.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.16% → 50.2% (+11%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 75 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 22

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.5M | Put options by funds: $50.9M

Holders
75
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
16
Increased
16
Reduced
22
Closed
12
Calls
$35.5M
Puts
$50.9M
Net Calls
-$15.4M
Net Calls Change
+$7.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$10.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.72M
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$4.52M
4
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
+$3.53M
5
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.36M
2
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
-$1.7M
3
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
-$1.3M
4
SCP
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
-$980K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$664K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
26
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$912K +$637K +54,392 +252%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$817K -$664K -56,736 -45%
Wolverine Trading
28
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$811K +$791K +67,576 New
AAP
29
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$790K +$771K +65,816 New
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$742K – – –
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$707K +$690K +58,888 New
SFG
32
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$704K +$687K +58,680 New
AHC
33
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$677K -$106K -9,080 -14%
SBIA
34
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$673K +$2.15K +184 +0.3%
RIG
35
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$637K +$621K +53,040 New
BFG
36
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$634K -$37.5K -3,200 -6%
AP
37
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$547K -$141K -12,032 -21%
RJFSA
38
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$478K +$466K +39,840 New
BCM
39
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$402K -$1.7M -145,312 -81%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$384K -$200K -17,120 -35%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$349K -$2.36M -201,360 -87%
DBT
42
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$301K – – –
APA
43
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$278K -$18.7K -1,600 -6%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
44
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$253K -$30K -2,560 -11%
WCM
45
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$231K +$37.6K +3,208 +20%
RTS
46
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$230K – – –
WB
47
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$230K – – –
Walleye Trading
48
Walleye Trading
New York
$230K +$224K +19,168 New
AC
49
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$226K – – –
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$220K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

75 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $121M — up 33% from $91M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QLD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.36M.

  • 75 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2019, up from 74 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $121M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.