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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $164M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $131M → $164M (+$33.1M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 90 (+6)

1.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.89% → 55.03% (-1.9%)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $50.4M | Put options by funds: $84.2M

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
90
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
21
Increased
14
Reduced
24
Closed
15
Calls
$50.4M
Puts
$84.2M
Net Calls
-$33.9M
Net Calls Change
-$10.5M

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.89M
2
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.88M
3
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.25M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$945K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$901K

Top Sellers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$2.96M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.9M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.5M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.21M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RAM
26
Roanoke Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.46M – – –
IF
27
IRON Financial
Illinois
$1.45M – – –
TCM
28
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.4M +$1.25M +92,032 New
Creative Planning
29
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.26M -$1.81M -133,984 -62%
DSN
30
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.21M – – –
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.2M +$901K +66,512 +543%
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.17M -$1.56M -115,400 -60%
Renaissance Technologies
33
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.06M +$563K +41,600 +149%
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$943K – – –
AAP
35
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$918K -$13.5K -1,000 -2%
SBIA
36
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$854K – – –
SFG
37
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$809K -$75.8K -5,600 -10%
RIG
38
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$809K – – –
BFG
39
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$804K – – –
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$788K -$1.26M -93,200 -64%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$770K +$196K +14,488 +40%
SW
42
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$756K +$672K +49,600 New
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$713K +$135K +10,000 +27%
AP
44
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$653K +$40.4K +2,984 +7%
WAM
45
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$487K -$195K -14,400 -31%
FTUS
46
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$478K -$375K -27,688 -47%
DCM
47
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$427K – – –
RJFSA
48
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$405K +$360K +26,560 New
1WA
49
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$395K +$328K +24,240 New
APW
50
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$391K +$348K +25,688 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

90 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $164M — up 25% from $131M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new QLD positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $2.89M. The largest seller was Howard Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.96M.

  • 90 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2019, up from 84 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $164M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.89M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $2.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.