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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.5M | Put options by funds: $16.2M

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

108% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103M → $214M (+$111M)

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 16

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 119 (+11)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.87% → 10.77% (+1.9%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
119
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+10.19%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
28
Increased
22
Reduced
33
Closed
16
Calls
$43.5M
Puts
$16.2M
Net Calls
+$27.3M
Net Calls Change
+$3.18M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$22.6M
2
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
+$11.1M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$9.44M
4
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$6.3M
5
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$5.63M

Top Sellers

1
CT
Clearstead Trust
Maine
-$3.32M
2
IFWM
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
-$2.66M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.53M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.26M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$1.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
51
Schnieders Capital Management
California
$644K +$254K +11,980 +86%
WAS
52
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$641K – – –
SFG
53
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$630K – – –
CP
54
Castleview Partners
Texas
$624K -$56.3K -2,656 -10%
AA
55
Aire Advisors
California
$597K – – –
IFWM
56
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$588K -$2.66M -125,556 -84%
Jane Street
57
Jane Street
New York
$570K +$487K +22,978 New
AHC
58
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$565K -$80.6K -3,800 -14%
Creative Planning
59
Creative Planning
Kansas
$559K -$148K -6,982 -24%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
60
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$529K – – –
MWM
61
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$514K +$53.2K +2,510 +14%
WB
62
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$476K – – –
UBS Group
63
UBS Group
Switzerland
$400K -$418K -19,720 -55%
HT
64
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
$369K +$246K +11,590 +351%
CAGAS
65
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$352K – – –
KBFS
66
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services
Ohio
$347K +$297K +14,000 New
Vontobel Holding
67
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$324K +$30.7K +1,448 +12%
GFPC
68
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$317K – – –
FIA
69
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$305K +$261K +12,294 New
SG Americas Securities
70
SG Americas Securities
New York
$273K -$212 -10 -0.1%
Lido Advisors
71
Lido Advisors
California
$267K +$229K +10,786 New
Empower Advisory Group
72
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$252K +$217K +10,224 New
SWAG
73
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$252K +$216K +10,160 New
Bank of Montreal
74
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$238K -$49.2K -2,320 -19%
MSFS
75
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$237K +$203K +9,578 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

119 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $214M — up 108% from $103M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new QLD positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Clearstead Trust, cutting an estimated $3.32M.

  • 119 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2023, up from 108 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $214M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2023, up 108% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2023 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $22.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2023 was Clearstead Trust, an estimated $3.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.