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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $69.8M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

166% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71M | Put options by funds: $26.7M

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.4M → $69.8M (+$11.4M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 58 (+7)

10.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 116.55% → 127.11% (+11%)

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
58
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+13.73%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
11
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
$71M
Puts
$26.7M
Net Calls
+$44.3M
Net Calls Change
+$24.7M

Top Buyers

1
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$7.63M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$5.3M
3
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$1.45M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.38M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.26M

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$6.92M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.09M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$2.14M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.07M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TH
1
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$8.84M +$7.63M +1,492,464 +1,059%
DS
2
DRW Securities
Illinois
$5.61M +$5.3M +1,037,024 New
TFA
3
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$5.33M +$224K +43,712 +5%
KCM
4
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.09M +$488K +95,376 +14%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.01M – – –
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$2.78M -$970K -189,712 -27%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.4M -$1.83M -357,568 -45%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.4M +$1.26M +247,040 +125%
VF
9
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.33M -$4.09M -799,984 -65%
CWM
10
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.92M -$2.05K -400 -0.1%
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.9M +$1.04M +203,200 +138%
Two Sigma Advisers
12
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.84M -$2.14M -419,200 -55%
Two Sigma Investments
13
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.78M -$2.07M -404,160 -55%
Simplex Trading
14
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.63M -$433K -84,704 -22%
IIA
15
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$1.57M +$27K +5,280 +2%
TRCT
16
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.56M -$6.92M -1,352,256 -82%
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.54M +$1.45M +284,128 New
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.46M +$715K +139,696 +107%
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.46M +$1.38M +269,632 New
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$1.37M -$1.81M -353,296 -58%
DSN
21
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.16M -$70.4K -13,760 -6%
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$1.14M +$1.08M +211,456 New
Mariner
23
Mariner
Kansas
$961K -$810K -158,272 -47%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$936K +$861K +168,352 +3,603%
MIAN
25
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$883K +$835K +163,168 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

58 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $69.8M — up 20% from $58.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QLD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $7.63M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $6.92M.

  • 58 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2016, up from 51 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $69.8M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2016 was Timber Hill, an estimated $7.63M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $6.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.