ProShares Ultra QQQ
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.8M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.4M → $70.8M (+$10.4M)
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 54 (+1)
1.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 105.14% → 103.65% (-1.5%)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $42.3M | Put options by funds: $68.1M
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 21
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$7.51M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.27M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$2.47M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.14M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$8.33M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.78M |
| 3 |
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.55M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.33M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.06M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DBT
51
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Dubuque,
Iowa
| $7K | +$6.49K | +1,040 | New |
|
|
PA
52
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| $6K | +$5.29K | +848 | New |
|
53
Walleye Trading
New York
| $231 | +$30K | +4,800 | +16% |
|
|
AP
54
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
| $69 | -$48.5K | -7,776 | -43% |
|
|
TRCT
55
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2.78M | -515,728 | Closed |
|
|
56
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$1.06M | -197,520 | Closed |
|
|
AIA
57
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho Falls,
Idaho
| – | -$984K | -182,848 | Closed |
|
|
HCMT
58
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$947K | -176,000 | Closed |
|
59
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$933K | -149,456 | Closed |
|
60
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$826K | -132,416 | Closed |
|
61
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$295K | -54,784 | Closed |
|
|
RJFSA
62
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$250K | -46,528 | Closed |
|
63
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$30.1K | -4,816 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
54 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $70.8M — up 17% from $60.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QLD positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.51M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $8.33M.
- 54 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2017, up from 53 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $70.8M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $7.51M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2017 was Timber Hill, an estimated $8.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.