ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $168M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
77% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $94.8M → $168M (+$73.3M)
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 24
6.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.01% → 53.86% (+6.9%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 82 → 85 (+3)
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $95M | Put options by funds: $91.5M
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 18
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$12.4M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.15M |
| 4 |
FNC
First National Corp
Rockland,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.68M |
| 5 |
RWA
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$4.15M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
SL
Savior LLC
Wellesley Hills,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.1M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$7.01M |
| 3 |
KCM
Karp Capital Management
Sausalito,
California
|
-$4.81M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$4.54M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.76M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$4K | -352 | Closed |
|
|
HR
102
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| – | -$3K | -304 | Closed |
|
103
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$123 | -8 | Closed |
|
|
HH
104
HWG Holdings
Houston,
Texas
| – | +$123 | +8 | New |
|
|
105
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$7.15M | +466,280 | +882% |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
85 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $168M — up 77% from $94.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new QLD positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Savior LLC, cutting an estimated $17.1M.
- 85 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2020, up from 82 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $168M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2020, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2020 and 24 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2020 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $29.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2020 was Savior LLC, an estimated $17.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.