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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $91M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.3M → $91M (+$9.73M)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 74 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

5.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.24% → 39.16% (-5.1%)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $54.7M

Holders
74
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
19
Reduced
14
Closed
22
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$54.7M
Net Calls
-$22.9M
Net Calls Change
-$21.6M

Top Buyers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.73M
2
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$2.27M
3
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
+$1.8M
4
IF
IRON Financial
Illinois
+$841K
5
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$717K

Top Sellers

1
MF
Manchester Financial
California
-$12.9M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.15M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$2.04M
4
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
California
-$1.55M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
76
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.23M -122,448 Closed
Jane Street
77
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.03M -102,184 Closed
VF
78
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$503K -59,896 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
79
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$432K -51,488 Closed
GWM
80
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$386K -46,736 Closed
TC
81
TownSquare Capital
Utah
– -$463K -45,280 Closed
Fiera Capital (Canada)
82
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
– -$366K -43,600 Closed
BIA
83
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$336K -40,000 Closed
FTUS
84
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$311K -36,976 Closed
UBS Group
85
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$269K -31,984 Closed
ACM
86
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$233K -27,720 Closed
SG Americas Securities
87
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$210K -25,040 Closed
MAP
88
Managed Asset Portfolios
Michigan
– -$202K -24,000 Closed
Walleye Trading
89
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$212K -21,056 Closed
1WA
90
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
– -$252K -20,000 Closed
Bank of America
91
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$26K -3,064 Closed
PWM
92
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$20K -2,400 Closed
IA
93
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$8K -960 Closed
HIIFS
94
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
– -$5K -640 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

74 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $91M — up 12% from $81.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new QLD positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $2.73M. The largest seller was Manchester Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.9M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $91M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $2.73M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was Manchester Financial, an estimated $12.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.