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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 11

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.7M | Put options by funds: $26.5M

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.3M → $103M (+$24.3M)

18.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 139.26% → 158.01% (+19%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 54 (+6)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
$37.7M
Puts
$26.5M
Net Calls
+$11.2M
Net Calls Change
-$2.98M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$9.61M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.42M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$9.34M
4
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$1.64M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.53M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$15.7M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$4.46M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$1.44M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.26M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$913K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
1
SG Americas Securities
New York
$23.5M – – –
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$17.1M +$9.42M +1,932,800 +112%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$10.5M +$9.61M +1,970,896 +1,192%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.68M +$9.34M +1,916,288 +3,194%
Two Sigma Advisers
5
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$6.53M -$913K -187,200 -12%
TFA
6
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$4.58M +$111K +22,848 +3%
KCM
7
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.36M +$691K +141,680 +19%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.72M – – –
IIA
9
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$2.54M +$1.33M +273,600 +111%
CWM
10
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.74M +$19.1K +3,920 +1%
Mariner
11
Mariner
Kansas
$1.65M +$1.64M +336,000 New
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$1.53M +$1.53M +312,976 New
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.35M -$15.7M -3,214,752 -92%
DSN
14
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.11M -$53K -10,880 -5%
CLOS
15
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.1M +$1.09M +224,000 New
AHC
16
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$1.07M -$148K -30,400 -12%
ACI
17
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$1.05M +$9.98K +2,048 +1%
WAM
18
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1M +$913K +187,200 +1,043%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$745K +$200K +41,072 +37%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$601K -$1.26M -258,720 -68%
FBA
21
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$588K -$39K -8,000 -6%
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$551K +$335K +68,624 +157%
BFG
23
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$476K -$225K -46,240 -32%
CT
24
CMT Trading
Illinois
$461K +$315K +64,592 New
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$438K – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

54 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $103M — up 31% from $78.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QLD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $9.61M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 54 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $103M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.61M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.