ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
46 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.6M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
180% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 37 → 46 (+9)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 13
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $87.1M → $71.6M (-$15.5M)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39.3M | Put options by funds: $53.3M
55.96% less ownership
Funds ownership: 355.51% → 299.55% (-56%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$7.55M |
| 2 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
+$2.14M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.99M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.14M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$794K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$13.7M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$9.95M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.76M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.43M |
| 5 |
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.41M |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
46 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $71.6M — down 18% from $87.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QLD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $7.55M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $13.7M.
- 46 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2014, up from 37 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $71.6M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $7.55M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.