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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $91M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.3M → $91M (+$9.73M)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 74 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

5.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.24% → 39.16% (-5.1%)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $54.7M

Holders
74
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
19
Reduced
14
Closed
22
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$54.7M
Net Calls
-$22.9M
Net Calls Change
-$21.6M

Top Buyers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.73M
2
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$2.27M
3
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
+$1.8M
4
IF
IRON Financial
Illinois
+$841K
5
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$717K

Top Sellers

1
MF
Manchester Financial
California
-$12.9M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.15M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$2.04M
4
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
California
-$1.55M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$172K -$3.15M -312,736 -95%
WAM
52
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$170K +$153K +15,200 New
NFG
53
Next Financial Group
Texas
$146K – – –
NFH
54
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$146K +$131K +12,992 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
55
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$129K +$28.5K +2,832 +33%
CIAS
56
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$114K +$37.4K +3,712 +58%
SFG
57
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$110K +$49.2K +4,880 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
58
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$87K – – –
RFA
59
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$58K – – –
CAGAS
60
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$45K – – –
MIM
61
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$42K +$37.2K +3,696 New
CTC
62
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$36K +$4.03K +400 +14%
HR
63
Howe & Rusling
New York
$24K +$21.8K +2,160 New
CG
64
Cutler Group
California
$13K +$11.9K +1,184 New
SIS
65
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$11K – – –
FGAM
66
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$11K +$9.59K +952 New
KPCM
67
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$11K +$9.68K +960 New
IWA
68
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$9K – – –
TWA
69
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$7K +$6.45K +640 New
PA
70
Parallel Advisors
California
$6K +$2.9K +288 +138%
BWM
71
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$5K – – –
HGWM
72
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.05K +104 New
MF
73
Manchester Financial
California
– -$12.9M -1,536,872 Closed
IMC Chicago
74
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$2.04M -243,136 Closed
IIA
75
IPG Investment Advisors
California
– -$1.55M -184,904 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

74 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $91M — up 12% from $81.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new QLD positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $2.73M. The largest seller was Manchester Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.9M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $91M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $2.73M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was Manchester Financial, an estimated $12.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.