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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.5M | Put options by funds: $16.2M

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

108% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103M → $214M (+$111M)

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 16

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 119 (+11)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.87% → 10.77% (+1.9%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
119
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+10.19%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
28
Increased
22
Reduced
33
Closed
16
Calls
$43.5M
Puts
$16.2M
Net Calls
+$27.3M
Net Calls Change
+$3.18M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$22.6M
2
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
+$11.1M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$9.44M
4
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$6.3M
5
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$5.63M

Top Sellers

1
CT
Clearstead Trust
Maine
-$3.32M
2
IFWM
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
-$2.66M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.53M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.26M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$1.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCMLT
101
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$16.1K – – –
DCM
102
Davidson Capital Management
Texas
$16K +$3.99K +188 +41%
AA
103
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$13K – – –
HGWM
104
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$11K +$1.66K +78 +21%
MPWT
105
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$10.4K – – –
S
106
SignatureFD
Georgia
$6.34K – – –
BAM
107
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$5.21K – – –
FCA
108
Fortis Capital Advisors
Kansas
$5.21K – – –
HI
109
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$4.96K – – –
WB
110
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$4.96K – – –
ACM
111
Antonetti Capital Management
Florida
$4.96K +$1.7K +80 +67%
CG
112
Cutler Group
California
$4K -$1.04M -48,800 -100%
CWAF
113
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Florida
$3.67K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
114
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3K – – –
VWM
115
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$2.18K +$1.87K +88 New
BTI
116
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$2K +$1.95K +92 New
DWA
117
Dougherty Wealth Advisers
Minnesota
$1.49K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
118
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$203 +$174K +8,212 New
FGAM
119
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$28 +$2.12K +100 New
Bank of America
120
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$789K -45,044 Closed
CCM
121
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
– -$778K -44,400 Closed
IIA
122
IPG Investment Advisors
California
– -$673K -38,400 Closed
Citadel Advisors
123
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$554K -26,128 Closed
Simplex Trading
124
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$423K -24,160 Closed
FFA
125
First Foundation Advisors
California
– -$393K -22,418 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

119 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $214M — up 108% from $103M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new QLD positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Clearstead Trust, cutting an estimated $3.32M.

  • 119 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2023, up from 108 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $214M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2023, up 108% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2023 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $22.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2023 was Clearstead Trust, an estimated $3.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.