ProShares Ultra QQQ
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.4M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $66.6M → $72.4M (+$5.79M)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $43.5M | Put options by funds: $45.3M
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 61 (-1)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 26
44.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.97% → 43.48% (-44%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.14M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.39M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.74M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$1.63M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$878K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$4.61M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.81M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.46M |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$896K |
| 5 |
DSN
D. Scott Neal
Lexington,
Kentucky
|
-$789K |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
61 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $72.4M — up 8.7% from $66.6M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in QLD was balanced in Q3 2017: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.
The largest buyer was DRW Securities, adding an estimated $8.14M. The largest seller was Highland Capital Management (Texas), exiting entirely with an estimated $4.61M sold.
- 61 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2017, down from 62 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $72.4M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2017, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2017 was DRW Securities, an estimated $8.14M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2017 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $4.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.