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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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118 hedge funds and large institutions have $294M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 11

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)

92% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $57.3M | Put options by funds: $29.8M

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $214M → $294M (+$79.8M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 118 (+23)

9.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.01% → 11.45% (-9.6%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
118
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+24.21%
% of All Funds
2.05%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
34
Increased
20
Reduced
27
Closed
11
Calls
$57.3M
Puts
$29.8M
Net Calls
+$27.5M
Net Calls Change
+$31.5M

Top Buyers

1
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$22.7M
2
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
+$10.9M
3
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$3.6M
4
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
+$3.5M
5
AWA
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$2.7M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.81M
2
FNC
First National Corp
Massachusetts
-$4.57M
3
TFA
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
-$2.64M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$2.07M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mercer Global Advisors
26
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$2.12M +$1.91M +59,000 New
SW
27
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$1.9M – – –
RF
28
Rollins Financial
Georgia
$1.88M +$384K +11,848 +29%
DSN
29
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.88M -$99.9K -3,082 -6%
HighTower Advisors
30
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.8M -$9.53K -294 -0.6%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.56M -$727K -22,452 -34%
BCM
32
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.56M +$289K +8,922 +27%
Financial Engines Advisors
33
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$1.55M -$218K -6,720 -13%
PFA
34
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$1.54M -$1.8M -55,672 -57%
JF
35
Jump Financial
Illinois
$1.45M +$1.31M +40,482 New
MIAN
36
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.42M +$1.29M +39,672 New
HF
37
HRT Financial
New York
$1.36M -$656K -20,232 -35%
LPL Financial
38
LPL Financial
California
$1.24M +$155K +4,798 +16%
VCM
39
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.2M +$174K +5,382 +19%
FFS
40
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.19M +$1.08M +33,254 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.13M -$257K -7,932 -20%
Wolverine Trading
42
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.02M -$2.07M -63,868 -69%
DCM
43
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$1M – – –
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$967K – – –
SFG
45
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$912K -$149K -4,600 -15%
MSFS
46
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$825K +$65.6K +2,026 +10%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
47
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$766K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$730K -$4.81M -148,460 -88%
GFPC
49
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$728K – – –
WB
50
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$690K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

118 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $294M — up 37% from $214M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new QLD positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Clearstead Advisors, adding an estimated $22.7M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $4.81M.

  • 118 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2021, up from 95 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $294M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2021, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2021 was Clearstead Advisors, an estimated $22.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.