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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $131M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 84 (+9)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $131M (+$10.1M)

6.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.2% → 56.89% (+6.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.1M | Put options by funds: $55.5M

Holders
84
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+12%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
6
Calls
$32.1M
Puts
$55.5M
Net Calls
-$23.4M
Net Calls Change
-$7.99M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$3.56M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.94M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.54M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.09M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$1.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
-$3.77M
2
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
-$3.61M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.07M
4
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$1.29M
5
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APA
51
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$281K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
52
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$255K – – –
WCM
53
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$234K +$981 +80 +0.4%
RTS
54
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$232K – – –
WB
55
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$232K – – –
AC
56
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$228K – – –
PAM
57
Private Asset Management
California
$218K – – –
Barclays
58
Barclays
United Kingdom
$164K +$55.6K +4,536 +50%
UBS Group
59
UBS Group
Switzerland
$148K +$150K +12,256 New
CAGAS
60
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$116K +$29.4K +2,400 +33%
Bank of America
61
Bank of America
North Carolina
$111K +$99.8K +8,144 +783%
Fifth Third Bancorp
62
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$93K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
63
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$91K – – –
Walleye Trading
64
Walleye Trading
New York
$78K -$156K -12,736 -66%
CIAS
65
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$77K – – –
RFA
66
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$63K – – –
IA
67
IFP Advisors
Florida
$58K +$60.3K +4,920 New
MIM
68
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$45K – – –
ASN
69
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$43K – – –
RIA
70
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$39K – – –
LTFS
71
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$29K -$10.4K -848 -26%
Royal Bank of Canada
72
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23K +$23.1K +1,888 New
FGAM
73
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$20K -$11.8K -960 -37%
HR
74
Howe & Rusling
New York
$19K -$6.87K -560 -26%
PA
75
Parallel Advisors
California
$19K +$13K +1,064 +215%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

84 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $131M — up 8.3% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $3.56M. The largest seller was Bell Rock Capital, cutting an estimated $3.77M.

  • 84 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2019, up from 75 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $131M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2019, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2019 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.56M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2019 was Bell Rock Capital, an estimated $3.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.