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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.74% → 11.81% (+0.07%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.5M | Put options by funds: $54M

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 124 (-20)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $282M (-$80.7M)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 38

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
124
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-13.89%
% of All Funds
1.96%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
26
Reduced
38
Closed
36
Calls
$47.5M
Puts
$54M
Net Calls
-$6.46M
Net Calls Change
+$12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
+$20.9M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$15.8M
3
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$6.76M
4
RF
Rollins Financial
Georgia
+$3.53M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$15.1M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.77M
3
MWM
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
-$3.86M
4
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$3.69M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Osaic Holdings
26
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.51M – – –
HIS
27
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$2.29M -$516K -14,690 -19%
OPS
28
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$2.09M +$114K +3,230 +6%
AAP
29
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.97M +$26K +740 +1%
Mercer Global Advisors
30
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$1.92M -$209K -5,940 -10%
SW
31
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$1.92M +$19.3K +550 +1%
DSN
32
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.91M -$24.3K -690 -1%
IAN
33
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.89M -$1.92M -54,628 -51%
MIAN
34
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.5M -$52.7K -1,500 -3%
IIA
35
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$1.46M +$1.42M +40,500 New
BCM
36
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.41M +$332K +9,458 +27%
Financial Engines Advisors
37
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$1.36M -$56.2K -1,600 -4%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.25M +$1.22M +34,844 New
PFA
39
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$1.23M +$134K +3,808 +13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.13M -$29.2K -830 -3%
DCM
41
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$1.01M – – –
SBIA
42
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$1M +$80.6K +2,294 +9%
MSFS
43
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$979K +$8.65K +246 +0.9%
SFG
44
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$913K – – –
Wolverine Trading
45
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$894K +$850K +24,176 New
Morgan Stanley
46
Morgan Stanley
New York
$882K -$106K -3,006 -11%
AHC
47
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$878K +$512K +14,568 +148%
LPL Financial
48
LPL Financial
California
$859K +$61.4K +1,748 +8%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
49
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$767K – – –
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$745K -$128K -3,656 -15%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

124 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $282M — down 22% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of QLD and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Focus Financial Network, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.1M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2022, down from 144 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $282M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2022, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2022 and 36 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2022 was Focus Financial Network, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2022 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $15.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.