ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.7M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
44.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 299.55% → 344.02% (+44%)
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $60.7M | Put options by funds: $44.7M
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $71.6M → $81.7M (+$10M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 50 (+4)
53% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 19
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.29M |
| 2 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$4.53M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.87M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.21M |
| 5 |
EP
Edgestream Partners
Princeton,
New Jersey
|
+$1.53M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.7M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$2.85M |
| 3 |
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$1.99M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.98M |
| 5 |
MCC
Mid Continent Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.43M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Walleye Trading
New York
| $411 | +$162K | +50,624 | +78% |
|
|
VFS
52
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$1.99M | -640,000 | Closed |
|
|
MCC
53
Mid Continent Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.43M | -460,800 | Closed |
|
|
U
54
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$821K | -255,840 | Closed |
|
55
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$786K | -252,832 | Closed |
|
56
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$732K | -228,192 | Closed |
|
|
GA
57
GFS Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$469K | -171,040 | Closed |
|
|
T
58
TradeWorx
Red Bank,
New Jersey
| – | -$508K | -163,456 | Closed |
|
|
TH
59
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$352K | -113,216 | Closed |
|
60
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$319K | -102,560 | Closed |
|
|
BJL
61
Brighton Jones LLC
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$298K | -96,000 | Closed |
|
62
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$11.5K | -3,712 | Closed |
|
|
CIM
63
Contravisory Investment Management
Norwell,
Massachusetts
| – | -$10K | -3,264 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
50 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $81.7M — up 14% from $71.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.7M.
- 50 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2014, up from 46 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $81.7M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.29M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.