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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $168M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.8M → $168M (+$73.3M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 24

6.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.01% → 53.86% (+6.9%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 85 (+3)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95M | Put options by funds: $91.5M

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 18

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.66%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
27
Increased
18
Reduced
18
Closed
24
Calls
$95M
Puts
$91.5M
Net Calls
+$3.56M
Net Calls Change
-$10.5M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$29.5M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$12.4M
3
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$7.15M
4
FNC
First National Corp
Massachusetts
+$4.68M
5
RWA
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
+$4.15M

Top Sellers

1
SL
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
-$17.1M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$7.01M
3
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
-$4.81M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$4.54M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
51
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$296K +$246K +16,024 New
SWAG
52
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$276K +$229K +14,960 New
SBIA
53
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$271K +$225K +14,664 New
SWP
54
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$270K +$224K +14,616 New
AHC
55
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$231K -$781K -50,920 -80%
US Bancorp
56
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$229K +$190K +12,400 New
Walleye Trading
57
Walleye Trading
New York
$221K +$183K +11,960 New
Mercer Global Advisors
58
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$216K +$180K +11,720 New
FAM
59
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$213K +$159K +10,400 New
EWMCB
60
EisnerAmper Wealth Management Corporate Benefits
New Jersey
$212K +$176K +11,464 New
WCM
61
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$209K +$174K +11,336 New
SFPG
62
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$200K – – –
CAGAS
63
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$177K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
64
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$142K – – –
RFA
65
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$123K +$15.8K +1,032 +18%
CIAS
66
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$118K – – –
WLPWM
67
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$118K – – –
AWA
68
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$110K +$82.8K +5,400 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
69
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$109K -$859 -56 -0.9%
PAG
70
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$80K +$66.2K +4,320 New
MIM
71
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$71K +$8.83K +576 +18%
PIMG
72
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$55.5K +$46.1K +3,008 New
SSB
73
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$35K – – –
KPCM
74
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$18K – – –
SIS
75
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$18K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

85 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $168M — up 77% from $94.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new QLD positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Savior LLC, cutting an estimated $17.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2020, up from 82 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $168M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2020, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2020 and 24 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2020 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $29.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2020 was Savior LLC, an estimated $17.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.