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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91M → $121M (+$30M)

11.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.16% → 50.2% (+11%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 75 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 22

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.5M | Put options by funds: $50.9M

Holders
75
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
16
Increased
16
Reduced
22
Closed
12
Calls
$35.5M
Puts
$50.9M
Net Calls
-$15.4M
Net Calls Change
+$7.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$10.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.72M
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$4.52M
4
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
+$3.53M
5
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.36M
2
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
-$1.7M
3
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
-$1.3M
4
SCP
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
-$980K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$664K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAM
51
Private Asset Management
California
$216K – – –
EP
52
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$214K -$2.34K -200 -1%
Barclays
53
Barclays
United Kingdom
$108K +$105K +9,008 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
54
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$93K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
55
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$90K -$46.6K -3,984 -35%
CAGAS
56
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$86K +$37.5K +3,200 +80%
CIAS
57
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$81K -$43.5K -3,712 -37%
RFA
58
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$62K – – –
MIM
59
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$44K – – –
ASN
60
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$43K +$42.2K +3,608 New
LTFS
61
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$39K +$37.7K +3,216 New
RIA
62
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$38K +$37.5K +3,200 New
FGAM
63
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$31K +$19.6K +1,672 +176%
HR
64
Howe & Rusling
New York
$26K – – –
NFG
65
Next Financial Group
Texas
$21K -$132K -11,232 -86%
KPCM
66
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$12K – – –
SIS
67
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$12K – – –
Bank of America
68
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12K +$12.2K +1,040 New
TRCT
69
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K -$170K -14,544 -95%
IWA
70
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$10K – – –
PA
71
Parallel Advisors
California
$6K – – –
BWM
72
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$5K – – –
MWM
73
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$1.04K -$147K -12,512 -59%
HGWM
74
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
SCP
75
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
– -$980K -87,208 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

75 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $121M — up 33% from $91M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QLD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.36M.

  • 75 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2019, up from 74 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $121M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.