ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
48 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.1M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59M | Put options by funds: $43M
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 47 → 48 (+1)
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $112M → $76.1M (-$36M)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 18
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
236.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 362.16% → 126% (-236%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$5.42M |
| 2 |
JWM
Jackson Wealth Management
Lake Mary,
Florida
|
+$709K |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$422K |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$413K |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$295K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$7.42M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.95M |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$6.29M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$5.37M |
| 5 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
-$4.75M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.48M | -332,064 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
52
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$1.21M | -271,040 | Closed |
|
|
CS
53
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$585K | -131,392 | Closed |
|
|
AGM
54
Alpine Global Management
New York
| – | -$285K | -64,000 | Closed |
|
55
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$237K | -53,312 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
48 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $76.1M — down 32% from $112M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QLD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5.42M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Advisers, cutting an estimated $7.42M.
- 48 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2015, up from 47 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $76.1M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2015, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.42M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2015 was Two Sigma Advisers, an estimated $7.42M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.