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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.74% → 11.81% (+0.07%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.5M | Put options by funds: $54M

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 124 (-20)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $282M (-$80.7M)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 38

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
124
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-13.89%
% of All Funds
1.96%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
26
Reduced
38
Closed
36
Calls
$47.5M
Puts
$54M
Net Calls
-$6.46M
Net Calls Change
+$12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
+$20.9M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$15.8M
3
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$6.76M
4
RF
Rollins Financial
Georgia
+$3.53M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$15.1M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.77M
3
MWM
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
-$3.86M
4
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$3.69M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
101
UBS Group
Switzerland
$124K -$86K -2,448 -42%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
102
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$124K – – –
Walleye Trading
103
Walleye Trading
New York
$88K +$86K +2,448 New
SWM
104
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$81K +$49.8K +1,418 +170%
SSB
105
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$69K – – –
CWM
106
CarsonAllaria Wealth Management
Illinois
$35K – – –
KPCM
107
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$35K – – –
FMII
108
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$29K – – –
BCMLT
109
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$23K +$22.8K +648 New
PA
110
Parallel Advisors
California
$21K – – –
LWANC
111
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$17K – – –
MPWT
112
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$15K – – –
FDCDDQ
113
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$14.4K +$14.1K +400 New
CWAF
114
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Florida
$14K +$7.03K +200 +100%
HGWM
115
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$14K +$13.2K +376 New
S
116
SignatureFD
Georgia
$11K – – –
JGIA
117
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$11K +$3.51K +100 +50%
WB
118
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$7K – – –
WWM
119
Westwood Wealth Management
California
$6.53K -$21.1K -600 -0.3%
TRCT
120
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$2.31M -65,772 -100%
NFSG
121
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$3K -$211 -6 -8%
OLVIG
122
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
$1K +$351 +10 New
DWA
123
Dougherty Wealth Advisers
Minnesota
$1K +$1.05K +30 New
CP
124
Castleview Partners
Texas
– -$2.29K -406,820 Closed
IMC Chicago
125
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$15.1M -339,570 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

124 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $282M — down 22% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of QLD and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Focus Financial Network, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.1M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2022, down from 144 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $282M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2022, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2022 and 36 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2022 was Focus Financial Network, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2022 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $15.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.