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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $166M (+$36.2M)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.5M | Put options by funds: $47.2M

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 70 (+5)

6.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.14% → 71.96% (+6.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
18
Increased
18
Reduced
15
Closed
13
Calls
$52.5M
Puts
$47.2M
Net Calls
+$5.26M
Net Calls Change
+$28.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$8.39M
2
QAM
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
+$3.26M
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$2.32M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$3.8M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.61M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.19M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.11M
5
RWG
Regal Wealth Group
California
-$892K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
51
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$207K +$198K +19,104 New
AC
52
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$204K +$196K +18,880 New
Royal Bank of Canada
53
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$109K +$33.2K +3,200 +47%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
54
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$94K +$90.1K +8,688 New
TCOV
55
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$89K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
56
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$83K – – –
AA
57
Apriem Advisors
California
$76K +$73K +7,040 New
RFA
58
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$65K – – –
AG
59
Advisor Group
Arizona
$46K -$49.8K -4,800 -53%
CG
60
Cutler Group
California
$17K -$394K -38,032 -96%
HR
61
Howe & Rusling
New York
$13K – – –
CTC
62
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$13K +$12.4K +1,200 New
CPIG
63
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$12K – – –
SIS
64
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10K – – –
PA
65
Parallel Advisors
California
$9K – – –
CF
66
Centaurus Financial
California
$5K +$4.98K +480 New
BCH
67
Berkshire Capital Holdings
California
$1K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
68
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$3.8M -399,192 Closed
VF
69
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.61M -169,416 Closed
Bank of America
70
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$1.11M -116,160 Closed
RWG
71
Regal Wealth Group
California
– -$892K -93,600 Closed
Millennium Management
72
Millennium Management
New York
– -$470K -49,312 Closed
Walleye Trading
73
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$277K -29,056 Closed
HF
74
HRT Financial
New York
– -$221K -23,296 Closed
AP
75
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$164K -17,192 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

70 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $166M — up 28% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $8.39M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.8M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2018, up from 65 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $166M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2018, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2018 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $8.39M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2018 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $3.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.