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ProShares Ultra QQQ

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.1M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59M | Put options by funds: $43M

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4748 (+1)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $76.1M (-$36M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 18

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

236.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 362.16%126% (-236%)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
9
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
$59M
Puts
$43M
Net Calls
+$16.1M
Net Calls Change
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
1
SG Americas Securities
New York
$21.9M
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$7.85M -$3.4M -721,600 -30%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.69M +$5.42M +1,151,072 +370%
TFA
4
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$4.33M -$114K -24,256 -2%
KCM
5
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.1M -$82.8K -17,584 -2%
Two Sigma Investments
6
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.88M -$5.37M -1,139,200 -57%
Two Sigma Advisers
7
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.83M -$7.42M -1,576,000 -65%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.48M
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.84M -$2.19M -463,968 -43%
DSN
10
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$2.69M +$12.8K +2,720 +0.5%
TH
11
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.93M +$295K +62,704 +17%
AP
12
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.48M -$4.75M -1,007,904 -76%
MCC
13
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$1.44M -$33.9K -7,200 -2%
IIA
14
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$1.19M -$158K -33,600 -11%
CWM
15
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.18M -$124K -26,384 -9%
JWM
16
Jackson Wealth Management
Florida
$684K +$709K +150,576 New
BFG
17
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$652K -$81K -17,200 -11%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$586K +$422K +89,600 +233%
FBA
19
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$527K -$15.1K -3,200 -3%
PWAP
20
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$428K -$82.1K -17,424 -16%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$410K +$58.9K +12,496 +16%
JT
22
Jump Trading
Illinois
$400K +$413K +87,600 New
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$348K -$299K -63,520 -46%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$331K -$741K -157,344 -68%
NAM
25
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$292K

QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

48 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $76.1M — down 32% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QLD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5.42M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Advisers, cutting an estimated $7.42M.

  • 48 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2015, up from 47 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $76.1M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2015, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.42M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2015 was Two Sigma Advisers, an estimated $7.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.