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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $168M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.8M → $168M (+$73.3M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 24

6.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.01% → 53.86% (+6.9%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 85 (+3)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95M | Put options by funds: $91.5M

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 18

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.66%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
27
Increased
18
Reduced
18
Closed
24
Calls
$95M
Puts
$91.5M
Net Calls
+$3.56M
Net Calls Change
-$10.5M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$29.5M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$12.4M
3
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$7.15M
4
FNC
First National Corp
Massachusetts
+$4.68M
5
RWA
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
+$4.15M

Top Sellers

1
SL
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
-$17.1M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$7.01M
3
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
-$4.81M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$4.54M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
26
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.08M +$895K +58,400 New
Osaic Holdings
27
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.06M – – –
SFG
28
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$980K – – –
SW
29
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$916K – – –
DSN
30
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$856K -$547K -35,696 -43%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$761K -$762K -49,680 -55%
DS
32
DRW Securities
Illinois
$757K +$225K +14,688 +56%
IF
33
IRON Financial
Illinois
$739K +$244K +15,936 +66%
LPL Financial
34
LPL Financial
California
$556K -$132K -8,632 -22%
DCM
35
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$517K – – –
Barclays
36
Barclays
United Kingdom
$494K +$410K +26,744 New
DBT
37
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$463K – – –
PFA
38
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$440K +$366K +23,840 New
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$406K +$338K +22,016 New
APA
40
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$391K -$6.13K -400 -2%
GFPC
41
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$384K -$48.3K -3,152 -13%
RTS
42
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$354K – – –
WB
43
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$354K – – –
RJFSA
44
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$343K -$2.94K -192 -1%
Jane Street
45
Jane Street
New York
$339K -$2.76M -180,280 -91%
GG
46
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$339K +$274K +17,888 New
AC
47
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$337K – – –
NL
48
NWAM LLC
Washington
$323K +$268K +17,472 New
MWM
49
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$314K -$35.7K -2,328 -12%
PAM
50
Private Asset Management
California
$310K +$258K +16,800 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

85 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $168M — up 77% from $94.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new QLD positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Savior LLC, cutting an estimated $17.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2020, up from 82 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $168M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2020, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2020 and 24 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2020 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $29.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2020 was Savior LLC, an estimated $17.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.