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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49.2M | Put options by funds: $53.2M

2.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.66% → 21.01% (-2.7%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $233M → $214M (-$19.4M)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 107 → 95 (-12)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 24

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
95
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-11.21%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
43
Closed
24
Calls
$49.2M
Puts
$53.2M
Net Calls
-$3.94M
Net Calls Change
+$39.9M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$5.22M
2
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$2.74M
3
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$2.57M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$2.18M
5
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

1
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$14.6M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$6.29M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.1M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.99M
5
PFA
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
-$2.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TWM
76
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$117K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
77
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$114K -$60K -2,020 -34%
SSB
78
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$56K – – –
MIM
79
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$41K -$2.73K -92 -6%
SIS
80
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$28.4K – – –
KPCM
81
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$28K – – –
HI
82
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$20K +$20.2K +680 New
NFG
83
Next Financial Group
Texas
$18K – – –
MFT
84
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$18K +$17.8K +600 New
PA
85
Parallel Advisors
California
$17K – – –
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
86
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$13K -$12.5K -420 -48%
SWM
87
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$13K +$13.1K +440 New
MPWT
88
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$12K -$2.02K -68 -14%
SL
89
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
NFSG
90
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$10K -$1.31K -44 -11%
AWA
91
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$9K +$5.7K +192 +133%
GWM
92
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4K – – –
BWA
93
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$3K +$2.85K +96 New
KAS
94
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
– -$14.6M -510,668 Closed
IMC Chicago
95
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$1.82M -63,176 Closed
IC
96
IEQ Capital
California
– -$1.3M -45,360 Closed
FI
97
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
– -$1.3M -45,196 Closed
BCM
98
Beck Capital Management
Texas
– -$827K -28,736 Closed
1WA
99
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
– -$712K -24,368 Closed
GM
100
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
– -$591K -20,536 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

95 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $214M — down 8.3% from $233M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of QLD and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.22M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.6M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2021, down from 107 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $214M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2021, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2021 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $5.22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2021 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $14.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.