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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.4M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 53 (-5)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.1M | Put options by funds: $27M

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69.8M → $60.4M (-$9.35M)

21.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 127.11% → 105.14% (-22%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 19

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
53
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-8.62%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
14
Reduced
19
Closed
11
Calls
$24.1M
Puts
$27M
Net Calls
-$2.92M
Net Calls Change
-$47.2M

Top Buyers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.22M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.11M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$977K
4
AIA
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
+$975K
5
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
+$848K

Top Sellers

1
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$5.61M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.33M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.08M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.87M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$1.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TH
1
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$8.96M +$165K +30,928 +2%
TFA
2
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$5.29M -$11.6K -2,176 -0.2%
BRC
3
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$4.61M +$4.56M +855,072 New
KCM
4
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.55M +$471K +88,400 +12%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.99M -$341 -64 -0%
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.78M +$1.22M +228,064 +79%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$2.33M -$485K -90,928 -18%
PSW
8
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$2.12M +$2.1M +394,640 New
IIA
9
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$2.05M +$489K +91,680 +32%
CWM
10
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.91M -$5.38K -1,008 -0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.63M +$1.11M +208,896 +221%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.47M +$17.1K +3,200 +1%
SPC
13
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.3M +$848K +158,912 +194%
DSN
14
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.15M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.11M -$1.28M -239,088 -54%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$1.06M -$74.3K -13,936 -7%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$986K +$977K +183,200 New
AIA
18
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$984K +$975K +182,848 New
IC
19
Inverness Counsel
New York
$963K – – –
Mariner
20
Mariner
Kansas
$947K -$9.22K -1,728 -1%
HCMT
21
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$947K +$85.3K +16,000 +10%
VKH
22
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$913K +$152K +28,416 +20%
MIAN
23
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$878K – – –
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$804K -$556K -104,320 -41%
Wolverine Trading
25
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$713K +$706K +132,416 New
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

53 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $60.4M — down 13% from $69.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QLD and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.22M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.61M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2016, down from 58 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $60.4M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2016 was DRW Securities, an estimated $5.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.