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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49.2M | Put options by funds: $53.2M

2.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.66% → 21.01% (-2.7%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $233M → $214M (-$19.4M)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 107 → 95 (-12)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 24

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
95
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-11.21%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
43
Closed
24
Calls
$49.2M
Puts
$53.2M
Net Calls
-$3.94M
Net Calls Change
+$39.9M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$5.22M
2
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$2.74M
3
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$2.57M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$2.18M
5
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

1
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$14.6M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$6.29M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.1M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.99M
5
PFA
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
-$2.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OPS
26
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$1.74M +$510K +17,180 +41%
Jane Street
27
Jane Street
New York
$1.73M +$1.47M +49,656 +522%
HF
28
HRT Financial
New York
$1.7M +$1.72M +58,040 New
DSN
29
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.62M -$68.4K -2,304 -4%
SW
30
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$1.55M +$95K +3,200 +6%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.48M +$3.68K +124 +0.2%
Financial Engines Advisors
32
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$1.46M -$273K -9,204 -16%
RF
33
Rollins Financial
Georgia
$1.19M +$181K +6,108 +18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.16M -$1.09M -36,556 -48%
BCM
35
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$956K -$390K -13,148 -29%
SFG
36
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$879K -$685K -23,080 -43%
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$871K -$324K -10,904 -27%
Morgan Stanley
38
Morgan Stanley
New York
$831K -$2.99M -100,624 -78%
VCM
39
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$823K +$834K +28,084 New
DCM
40
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$820K – – –
SBIA
41
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$789K -$15K -504 -2%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
42
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$625K – – –
GFPC
43
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$615K – – –
MSFS
44
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$614K -$55.5K -1,868 -8%
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$598K -$1.38M -46,400 -69%
WB
46
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$562K +$570K +19,200 New
APA
47
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$510K -$53.4K -1,800 -9%
AHC
48
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$501K -$49.4K -1,664 -9%
PAM
49
Private Asset Management
California
$480K -$11.9K -400 -2%
RVM
50
Robinson Value Management
Texas
$435K +$71.1K +2,396 +19%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

95 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $214M — down 8.3% from $233M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of QLD and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.22M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.6M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2021, down from 107 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $214M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2021, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2021 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $5.22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2021 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $14.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.