ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
62 hedge funds and large institutions have $66.6M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
114% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 7
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 62 (+8)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $70.8M → $66.6M (-$4.18M)
15.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.65% → 87.97% (-16%)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $47.6M | Put options by funds: $61.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$4.62M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.84M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.6M |
| 4 |
EP
Edgestream Partners
Princeton,
New Jersey
|
+$1.16M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$909K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$8.06M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.67M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.11M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.96M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$2.65M |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
62 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $66.6M — down 5.9% from $70.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QLD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Highland Capital Management (Texas), opening a new position worth an estimated $4.62M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.06M sold.
- 62 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2017, up from 54 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $66.6M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2017, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2017 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $4.62M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $8.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.