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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.3M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.6M | Put options by funds: $19.9M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 74 (-6)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 29

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

36.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.58% → 44.24% (-36%)

63% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $81.3M (-$136M)

Holders
74
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.5%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
23
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
29
Calls
$18.6M
Puts
$19.9M
Net Calls
-$1.32M
Net Calls Change
+$950K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.62M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.52M
3
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
+$1.34M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.23M
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$58.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$24.2M
3
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$23.4M
4
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
-$3.99M
5
GA
GFS Advisors
Texas
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DS
76
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$1.27M -100,840 Closed
Barclays
77
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$872K -86,608 Closed
Wolverine Trading
78
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$856K -68,008 Closed
BCM
79
Beck Capital Management
Texas
– -$593K -47,088 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
80
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$435K -34,544 Closed
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$436K -34,544 Closed
SPC
82
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$371K -29,456 Closed
GFPC
83
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$320K -25,416 Closed
CIBC Private Wealth Group
84
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
– -$298K -23,680 Closed
JCM
85
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
– -$272K -21,600 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
86
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$258K -20,536 Closed
RTS
87
Round Table Services
New Jersey
– -$242K -19,200 Closed
AC
88
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
– -$238K -18,880 Closed
PAM
89
Private Asset Management
California
– -$232K -18,400 Closed
BCM
90
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$216K -17,176 Closed
SWP
91
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$210K -16,688 Closed
KF
92
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
– -$115K -9,120 Closed
TCOV
93
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
– -$47K -3,720 Closed
MIM
94
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$46K -3,616 Closed
HR
95
Howe & Rusling
New York
– -$16K -1,240 Closed
CPIG
96
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
– -$11K -1,120 Closed
KPCM
97
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
– -$12K -960 Closed
JGIA
98
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
– -$7K -576 Closed
ASN
99
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$6K -504 Closed
TCM
100
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
– -$3K -240 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $81.3M — down 63% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of QLD and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $3.62M. The largest seller was Howard Capital Management, cutting an estimated $58.6M.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2018, down from 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $81.3M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2018, down 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.62M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $58.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.