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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.5M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.4M → $97.5M (+$25M)

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.9M | Put options by funds: $31.1M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13

8.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.48% → 51.91% (+8.4%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 63 (+2)

65% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
63
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.28%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
15
Increased
8
Reduced
23
Closed
13
Calls
$40.9M
Puts
$31.1M
Net Calls
+$9.88M
Net Calls Change
+$11.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.83M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.23M
3
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$494K
4
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
+$458K
5
GG
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
+$448K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$9.11M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.67M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.24M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.2M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCS
51
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$25K -$1.27K -144 -35%
CG
52
Cutler Group
California
$20K -$251K -28,504 -93%
VIA
53
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
SWP
54
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$15K +$14.8K +1,680 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
55
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K +$11.6K +1,320 New
DBT
56
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$10K – – –
SIS
57
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$9K +$8.53K +968 New
IA
58
IFP Advisors
Florida
$8K -$59.7K -6,768 -88%
PA
59
Parallel Advisors
California
$8K – – –
ASN
60
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K +$1.13K +128 New
DS
61
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$9.11M -1,134,264 Closed
TRCT
62
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$2.67M -331,968 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
63
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$1.68M -208,800 Closed
WSTAM
64
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$835K -104,000 Closed
Millennium Management
65
Millennium Management
New York
– -$359K -44,736 Closed
CPP
66
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
– -$309K -39,008 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
67
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$286K -35,648 Closed
Jane Street
68
Jane Street
New York
– -$270K -30,680 Closed
OMC
69
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$237K -29,552 Closed
WAM
70
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$212K -24,000 Closed
AC
71
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
– -$171K -21,280 Closed
NFG
72
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$143K -17,152 Closed
AIM
73
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– -$2K -280 Closed
UBS Group
74
UBS Group
Switzerland
– +$71 +8 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

63 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $97.5M — up 35% from $72.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $1.83M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.11M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2017, up from 61 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $97.5M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2017, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.83M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2017 was DRW Securities, an estimated $9.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.