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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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159 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 14

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70.3M | Put options by funds: $28.1M

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $302M (+$58.1M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 159 (+24)

0.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.51% → 10.85% (+0.34%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
159
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+17.78%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
42
Increased
34
Reduced
44
Closed
14
Calls
$70.3M
Puts
$28.1M
Net Calls
+$42.3M
Net Calls Change
+$16.7M

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$10.5M
2
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$5.06M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.27M
4
MFIM
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
+$3.15M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$2.44M

Top Sellers

1
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
-$21.7M
2
ACP
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
-$12.9M
3
CI
CPR Investments
Michigan
-$7.63M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.31M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$3.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GRP
151
Global Retirement Partners
California
$5.69K +$4.95K +150 New
UBS Group
152
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.4K -$45.8K -1,390 -91%
TCM
153
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$5.32K +$4.62K +140 New
MFIM
154
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$3.63K +$3.15M +95,400 New
CICI
155
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$3.42K +$2.97K +90 New
DIP
156
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.28K +$528 +16 +40%
NA
157
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$684 -$791 -24 -57%
DWA
158
Dougherty Wealth Advisers
Minnesota
$304 -$264 -8 -50%
Fidelity Investments
159
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$228 +$132 +4 +200%
FGAM
160
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$27 – – –
CA
161
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
– -$21.7M -729,658 Closed
Goldman Sachs
162
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$3.31M -111,476 Closed
RAM
163
Revere Asset Management
Texas
– -$3.14M -105,864 Closed
QAM
164
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
– -$1.39M -46,958 Closed
Simplex Trading
165
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1.1M -37,198 Closed
BSW
166
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
– -$944K -31,822 Closed
FFA
167
First Foundation Advisors
California
– -$810K -27,310 Closed
VCM
168
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$595K -18,416 Closed
OWA
169
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
– -$313K -10,562 Closed
RJA
170
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$262K -8,824 Closed
SG
171
StoneX Group
New York
– -$254K -8,564 Closed
MA
172
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$209K -7,044 Closed
Brown Advisory
173
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$201K -6,790 Closed
SL
174
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
– -$4.39K -148 Closed
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

159 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $302M — up 24% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new QLD positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Clearstead Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.7M sold.

  • 159 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2023, up from 135 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $302M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2023, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2023 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2023 was Clearstead Advisors, an estimated $21.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.