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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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168 hedge funds and large institutions have $429M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $82.8M | Put options by funds: $26.9M

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 50

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 168 (-26)

21.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.54% → 13.25% (-21%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 9 (-3)

59% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 34

77% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $429M (-$1.42B)

Holders
168
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-13.4%
% of All Funds
2.25%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
14
Increased
47
Reduced
50
Closed
34
Calls
$82.8M
Puts
$26.9M
Net Calls
+$55.9M
Net Calls Change
+$9.69M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$21.3M
2
MFGM
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
+$19.4M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.71M
4
OCM
Once Capital Management
New York
+$4.55M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$775M
2
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
-$13.5M
3
PWM
Prosperity Wealth Management
California
-$13.2M
4
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
-$10.3M
5
GVCM
Global View Capital Management
Wisconsin
-$8.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3.62M +$31.3K +592 +0.7%
FTUS
27
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.39M +$3.21M +60,660 +390%
WGC
28
Watts Gwilliam & Co
Arizona
$3.1M +$10.2K +192 +0.3%
RCM
29
Ridgepath Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.83M -$7.17M -135,600 -68%
AWM
30
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$2.81M -$7.2M -136,088 -68%
CIBC World Market
31
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.65M – – –
MMA
32
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$2.54M -$2.06M -38,998 -41%
Mariner
33
Mariner
Kansas
$2.53M +$60.5K +1,144 +2%
Focus Partners Wealth
34
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.52M -$40.3K -762 -1%
CAM
35
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$2.38M – – –
SW
36
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$2.32M +$64K +1,210 +2%
SFS
37
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.26M +$92.6K +1,750 +4%
DSN
38
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$2.22M – – –
TSS
39
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$2.13M +$1.35M +25,520 +114%
SS
40
SBI Securities
Japan
$2.03M -$59.7K -1,128 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.02M -$635K -12,000 -21%
Group One Trading
42
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1.97M +$317K +6,000 +16%
GS
43
GTS Securities
New York
$1.92M +$2.28M +43,176 New
CI
44
CPR Investments
Michigan
$1.86M +$285K +5,388 +15%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
45
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.78M +$1.51M +28,514 +247%
TC
46
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$1.68M +$1.62M +30,640 +434%
Envestnet Asset Management
47
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.66M +$196K +3,708 +11%
TRCT
48
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.56M +$1.92M +36,204 +69,623%
AAP
49
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.49M -$266K -5,030 -13%
CCM
50
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$1.48M +$1.76M +33,296 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

168 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $429M — down 77% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of QLD and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.3M. The largest seller was Howard Capital Management, cutting an estimated $775M.

  • 168 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2025, down from 194 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $429M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2025, down 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2025 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $21.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2025 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $775M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.