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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $364M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $50.7M | Put options by funds: $34.3M

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $302M → $364M (+$61.7M)

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 25

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 160 (+1)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.85% → 11.38% (+0.53%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 45

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

Holders
160
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
2.3%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
29
Increased
43
Reduced
45
Closed
25
Calls
$50.7M
Puts
$34.3M
Net Calls
+$16.4M
Net Calls Change
-$25.9M

Top Buyers

1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$14.6M
2
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$9.4M
3
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
+$3.45M
4
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$3.12M
5
CI
CPR Investments
Michigan
+$2.92M

Top Sellers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$12.1M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$3.62M
3
TA
Tactive Advisors
Florida
-$3.6M
4
LCM
Lattice Capital Management
Washington
-$3.5M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WGC
26
Watts Gwilliam & Co
Arizona
$3.06M +$2.89M +70,122 New
CG
27
Cutler Group
California
$2.93M +$2.3M +55,722 +498%
Mercer Global Advisors
28
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$2.81M +$440K +10,664 +20%
Mariner
29
Mariner
Kansas
$2.74M +$35.2K +854 +1%
CIBC World Market
30
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.6M -$110K -2,670 -4%
Osaic Holdings
31
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.54M +$33.5K +812 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.53M – – –
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.33M -$3.19M -77,432 -59%
SW
34
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$2.31M +$82 +2 +0%
AAP
35
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$2.21M -$74.2K -1,800 -3%
DSN
36
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$2.19M – – –
OCM
37
Once Capital Management
New York
$2.18M +$2.05M +49,800 New
Focus Partners Wealth
38
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.16M +$2.28M +55,250 New
FNC
39
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$2.04M -$8.24K -200 -0.4%
Squarepoint
40
Squarepoint
New York
$2.03M +$1.91M +46,298 New
RVM
41
Robinson Value Management
Texas
$1.7M -$17.5K -424 -1%
HIS
42
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.66M -$75.9K -1,842 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.55M -$220K -5,338 -13%
Financial Engines Advisors
44
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$1.51M -$161K -3,896 -10%
RFA
45
Rollins Financial Advisors
New York
$1.37M -$606K -14,690 -32%
AWM
46
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$1.35M -$16.5K -400 -1%
GM
47
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$1.29M +$2.39K +58 +0.2%
CP
48
Castleview Partners
Texas
$1.23M +$194K +4,700 +20%
SBIA
49
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$1.23M – – –
DCM
50
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$1.22M – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

160 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $364M — up 20% from $302M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new QLD positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $14.6M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.1M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2024, up from 159 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $364M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2024, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2024 and 25 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2024 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $14.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2024 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $12.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.