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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $164M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $131M → $164M (+$33.1M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 90 (+6)

1.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.89% → 55.03% (-1.9%)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $50.4M | Put options by funds: $84.2M

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
90
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
21
Increased
14
Reduced
24
Closed
15
Calls
$50.4M
Puts
$84.2M
Net Calls
-$33.9M
Net Calls Change
-$10.5M

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.89M
2
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.88M
3
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.25M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$945K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$901K

Top Sellers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$2.96M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.9M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.5M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$2.21M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DBT
51
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$382K – – –
GFPC
52
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$357K +$317K +23,416 New
APA
53
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$347K -$5.42K -400 -2%
MWM
54
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$332K +$295K +21,800 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
55
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$322K – – –
Wolverine Trading
56
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$315K -$935K -69,032 -77%
RTS
57
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$293K – – –
WB
58
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$293K – – –
AC
59
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$280K +$177K +13,040 +69%
WCM
60
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$275K -$17.9K -1,320 -7%
PAM
61
Private Asset Management
California
$274K – – –
NL
62
NWAM LLC
Washington
$266K +$237K +17,472 New
SWAG
63
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$238K +$211K +15,600 New
SFPG
64
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$183K +$163K +12,000 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
65
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$118K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
66
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$115K – – –
CIAS
67
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$98K – – –
WLPWM
68
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$98K +$86.7K +6,400 New
Royal Bank of Canada
69
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$81K +$46.6K +3,440 +182%
RFA
70
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$79K – – –
LTFS
71
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$78K +$37.1K +2,736 +116%
MIM
72
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$56K – – –
RIA
73
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$45K – – –
FGAM
74
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$25K – – –
PA
75
Parallel Advisors
California
$24K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

90 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $164M — up 25% from $131M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new QLD positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $2.89M. The largest seller was Howard Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.96M.

  • 90 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2019, up from 84 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $164M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.89M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $2.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.