ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $91M → $121M (+$30M)
11.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.16% → 50.2% (+11%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 75 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 22
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $35.5M | Put options by funds: $50.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$10.6M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.72M |
| 3 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
+$4.52M |
| 4 |
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
Irvine,
California
|
+$3.53M |
| 5 |
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$2.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.36M |
| 2 |
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.7M |
| 3 |
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware
|
-$1.3M |
| 4 |
SCP
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Germantown,
Tennessee
|
-$980K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$664K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BRWA
76
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$568K | -50,528 | Closed |
|
77
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$535K | -47,656 | Closed |
|
|
SPC
78
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$477K | -42,472 | Closed |
|
79
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$281K | -25,040 | Closed |
|
|
SWAG
80
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
Granite Bay,
California
| – | -$247K | -22,000 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
81
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$178K | -15,200 | Closed |
|
|
SFG
82
SevenBridge Financial Group
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$110K | -4,880 | Closed |
|
|
CTC
83
Central Trust Company
Jefferson City,
Missouri
| – | -$36K | -3,200 | Closed |
|
|
CG
84
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$13.9K | -1,184 | Closed |
|
|
TWA
85
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$7K | -640 | Closed |
|
86
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$94 | -8 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
75 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $121M — up 33% from $91M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QLD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.36M.
- 75 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2019, up from 74 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $121M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $10.6M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.