ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $69.8M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
166% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71M | Put options by funds: $26.7M
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $58.4M → $69.8M (+$11.4M)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 51 → 58 (+7)
10.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 116.55% → 127.11% (+11%)
54% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 24
Top Buyers
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$7.63M |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.3M |
| 3 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$1.45M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$1.38M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.26M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$6.92M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.09M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$2.14M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$2.07M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.83M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Walleye Trading
New York
| $48K | -$180K | -35,200 | -80% |
|
|
RFA
52
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| $43K | – | – | – |
|
53
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $35K | -$82 | -16 | -0.2% |
|
|
AG
54
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $28K | -$55.2K | -10,784 | -67% |
|
|
KPCM
55
Kings Point Capital Management
Great Neck,
New York
| $23K | – | – | – |
|
|
AC
56
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| $17K | -$16.5K | -3,232 | -50% |
|
|
FANJ
57
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $9K | +$8.18K | +1,600 | New |
|
58
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$1.26M | -246,160 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
59
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$747K | -167,792 | Closed |
|
60
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$234K | -53,776 | Closed |
|
|
CG
61
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$241K | -47,168 | Closed |
|
62
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$173K | -33,744 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
58 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $69.8M — up 20% from $58.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QLD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $7.63M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $6.92M.
- 58 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2016, up from 51 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $69.8M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2016 was Timber Hill, an estimated $7.63M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $6.92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.