ProShares Ultra QQQ
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.4M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
113% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.8M | Put options by funds: $17.2M
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 15
15.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.15% → 116.55% (+15%)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 51 (+1)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.4M → $58.4M (-$1.03M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$6.86M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.61M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.51M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.95M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$7.03M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.2M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.31M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.83M |
| 5 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
-$1.03M |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
51 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $58.4M — down 1.7% from $59.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QLD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $6.86M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $7.03M.
- 51 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2016, up from 50 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $58.4M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2016, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $6.86M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $7.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.