ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 11
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.7M | Put options by funds: $26.5M
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $78.3M → $103M (+$24.3M)
18.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 139.26% → 158.01% (+19%)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 48 → 54 (+6)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$9.61M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$9.42M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$9.34M |
| 4 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$1.64M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.53M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.7M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$4.46M |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.44M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.26M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$913K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $28K | +$28.1K | +5,760 | New |
|
|
KPCM
52
Kings Point Capital Management
Great Neck,
New York
| $20K | – | – | – |
|
|
CG
53
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $4K | +$4.21K | +864 | New |
|
|
54
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$4.46M | -1,097,600 | Closed |
|
|
TH
55
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.44M | -353,536 | Closed |
|
|
PWAP
56
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Greensburg,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$482K | -118,512 | Closed |
|
|
LYV
57
Live Your Vision
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$455K | -112,000 | Closed |
|
|
SPC
58
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$285K | -70,208 | Closed |
|
|
NAM
59
NTV Asset Management
Charleston,
West Virginia
| – | -$260K | -64,000 | Closed |
|
|
W
60
Wealthfront
Palo Alto,
California
| – | -$30K | -7,376 | Closed |
|
|
SSG
61
Summit Securities Group
New York
| – | -$13K | -3,200 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
54 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $103M — up 31% from $78.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QLD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $9.61M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $15.7M.
- 54 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $103M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.61M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $15.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.