ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $59.4M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
191% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.3M | Put options by funds: $13.8M
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 50 (-4)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12
42% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $103M → $59.4M (-$43.2M)
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 23
56.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 158.01% → 101.15% (-57%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.84M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$2.17M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.01M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.58M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$23.5M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$6.12M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$5.83M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$5.27M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$3.26M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.15M | -275,984 | Closed |
|
|
ACI
52
Alpha Cubed Investments
Irvine,
California
| – | -$1.05M | -213,744 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
53
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1M | -205,152 | Closed |
|
54
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$270K | -55,040 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
55
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$216K | -44,032 | Closed |
|
56
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$168K | -34,336 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
57
Argentus Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$143K | -34,256 | Closed |
|
|
IA
58
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$153K | -31,200 | Closed |
|
|
AP
59
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
| – | -$98K | -19,968 | Closed |
|
|
UFA
60
US Financial Advisors
Braintree,
Massachusetts
| – | -$86K | -17,600 | Closed |
|
61
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$28K | -5,760 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
50 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $59.4M — down 42% from $103M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of QLD and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.
The largest buyer was Jump Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.84M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.5M sold.
- 50 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2016, down from 54 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $59.4M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2016, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2016 was Jump Trading, an estimated $4.84M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $23.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.