ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
217% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 6
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44M | Put options by funds: $35.4M
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 49 → 60 (+11)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $123M → $139M (+$15.5M)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 15
17.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 428.64% → 411.58% (-17%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$6.19M |
| 2 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$5.73M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.37M |
| 4 |
DC
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$3.93M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$3.82M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$26.4M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.8M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$4.75M |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.34M |
| 5 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
-$767K |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $139M — up 13% from $123M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new QLD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $6.19M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $26.4M.
- 60 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2014, up from 49 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $139M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.19M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $26.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.