ProShares Ultra QQQ
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $129M → $166M (+$36.2M)
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $52.5M | Put options by funds: $47.2M
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 70 (+5)
6.82% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.14% → 71.96% (+6.8%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$8.39M |
| 2 |
QAM
Q3 Asset Management
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
+$3.26M |
| 3 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$2.32M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$3.8M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.61M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.19M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.11M |
| 5 |
RWG
Regal Wealth Group
Seal Beach,
California
|
-$892K |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
70 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $166M — up 28% from $129M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QLD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $8.39M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.8M sold.
- 70 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q2 2018, up from 65 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $166M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q2 2018, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q2 2018 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $8.39M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q2 2018 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $3.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.