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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
IF
101
IRON Financial
Illinois
– -$530K -18,400 Closed
RIA
102
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$459K -15,936 Closed
BWP
103
Bernardo Wealth Planning
Pennsylvania
– -$270K -9,400 Closed
MFG
104
Menard Financial Group
Texas
– -$245K -8,524 Closed
WA
105
WESPAC Advisors
California
– -$239K -8,292 Closed
Simplex Trading
106
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$239K -8,048 -27%
FTUS
107
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$220K -7,652 Closed
QC
108
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$210K -7,284 Closed
Bank of America
109
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$46K -1,604 Closed
ICP
110
Interchange Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$21K -740 Closed
HGWM
111
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$21K -736 Closed
OIM
112
Oder Investment Management
California
– -$18K -640 Closed
TRCT
113
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$17K -588 Closed
CT
114
Caldwell Trust
Florida
– -$12.9K -448 Closed
HR
115
Howe & Rusling
New York
– -$6K -220 Closed
FPCG
116
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
– -$4K -148 Closed
HIIFS
117
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
– -$1K -16 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.