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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $131M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 84 (+9)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $131M (+$10.1M)

6.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.2% → 56.89% (+6.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.1M | Put options by funds: $55.5M

Holders
84
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+12%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
6
Calls
$32.1M
Puts
$55.5M
Net Calls
-$23.4M
Net Calls Change
-$7.99M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$3.56M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.94M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.54M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.09M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$1.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
-$3.77M
2
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
-$3.61M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.07M
4
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$1.29M
5
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HF
26
HRT Financial
New York
$1.27M +$1.29M +105,432 New
MIAN
27
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.26M +$15.2K +1,240 +1%
EP
28
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$1.17M +$970K +79,120 +444%
FBA
29
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$1.16M -$3.92K -320 -0.3%
RAM
30
Roanoke Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.16M – – –
IF
31
IRON Financial
Illinois
$1.15M +$143K +11,664 +14%
Wolverine Trading
32
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.07M +$272K +22,208 +33%
DSN
33
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$964K – – –
DS
34
DRW Securities
Illinois
$803K -$170K -13,864 -17%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$780K +$791K +64,536 New
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$748K – – –
AAP
37
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$740K -$56.2K -4,584 -7%
FTUS
38
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$714K +$724K +59,040 New
SFG
39
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$710K – – –
SBIA
40
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$678K – – –
RIG
41
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$642K +$294 +24 +0%
BFG
42
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$638K – – –
WAM
43
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$561K +$569K +46,400 New
AP
44
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$482K -$55.6K -4,536 -10%
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$444K +$58.8K +4,800 +15%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$436K -$2.07M -169,224 -82%
Renaissance Technologies
47
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$339K -$588K -48,000 -63%
DCM
48
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$339K +$343K +28,000 New
AHC
49
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$310K -$378K -30,800 -55%
DBT
50
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$303K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

84 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $131M — up 8.3% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $3.56M. The largest seller was Bell Rock Capital, cutting an estimated $3.77M.

  • 84 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2019, up from 75 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $131M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2019, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2019 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.56M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2019 was Bell Rock Capital, an estimated $3.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.