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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 6

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44M | Put options by funds: $35.4M

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 60 (+11)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $139M (+$15.5M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 15

17.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 428.64% → 411.58% (-17%)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+22.45%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
19
Increased
14
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
$44M
Puts
$35.4M
Net Calls
+$8.63M
Net Calls Change
-$13.2M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$6.19M
2
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$5.73M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.37M
4
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
+$3.93M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.82M

Top Sellers

1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$26.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.8M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$4.75M
4
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$4.34M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$767K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACS
51
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$53K – – –
LTFS
52
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$53K +$50.4K +12,288 New
Citigroup
53
Citigroup
New York
$41K -$51.3K -12,512 -56%
Wells Fargo
54
Wells Fargo
California
$27K – – –
AC
55
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$22K – – –
KPCM
56
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$18K – – –
WAM
57
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$8K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
58
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5K – – –
BRWA
59
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$269 – – –
PAG
60
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$767K -195,200 Closed
Northern Trust
61
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$302K -76,800 Closed
AGM
62
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$226K -57,600 Closed
NFG
63
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$70K -17,920 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
64
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$67.9K -17,280 Closed
OCM
65
One Capital Management
California
– -$35K -8,960 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
66
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$131 +32 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $139M — up 13% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new QLD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $6.19M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $26.4M.

  • 60 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2014, up from 49 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $139M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.19M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $26.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.