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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 10

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $166M → $217M (+$51.6M)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 80 (+10)

8.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.96% → 80.58% (+8.6%)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.2M | Put options by funds: $42.5M

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
80
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
20
Increased
17
Reduced
26
Closed
10
Calls
$40.2M
Puts
$42.5M
Net Calls
-$2.27M
Net Calls Change
-$7.54M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$27.1M
2
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$8.78M
3
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
+$3.39M
4
GA
GFS Advisors
Texas
+$2.2M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.22M

Top Sellers

1
QAM
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
-$3.4M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.76M
3
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
-$2.1M
4
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
-$1.88M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
1
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$85.2M +$8.78M +734,384 +12%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31M +$27.1M +2,268,336 +1,151%
HGWM
3
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$23.4M +$3.39M +283,168 +18%
TFA
4
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$10.8M -$175K -14,616 -2%
BRC
5
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$9.38M -$1.07M -89,848 -11%
KCM
6
Karp Capital Management
California
$8.02M -$2.1M -175,584 -22%
PFG
7
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$3.99M -$1.88M -157,104 -33%
GA
8
GFS Advisors
Texas
$3.41M +$2.2M +184,000 +211%
IFWM
9
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$3.08M -$53.2K -4,448 -2%
TSS
10
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$3M +$175K +14,640 +7%
GG
11
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$2.82M +$48.3K +4,040 +2%
RWA
12
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$2.26M +$2.15M +179,592 New
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.03M +$1.05K +88 +0.1%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$1.67M -$7.17K -600 -0.4%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$1.47M +$604K +50,488 +76%
DSN
16
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.42M -$956 -80 -0.1%
VF
17
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.28M +$1.22M +101,640 New
DS
18
DRW Securities
Illinois
$1.27M +$576K +48,152 +91%
MIAN
19
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.26M -$758K -63,440 -39%
FBA
20
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$1.23M -$16.3K -1,360 -1%
RAM
21
Roanoke Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.21M – – –
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.09M -$124K -10,400 -11%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M – – –
IIA
24
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$1.02M +$213K +17,816 +28%
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$976K -$278K -23,272 -23%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

80 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $217M — up 31% from $166M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new QLD positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $27.1M. The largest seller was Q3 Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.4M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q3 2018, up from 70 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $217M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q3 2018, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $27.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q3 2018 was Q3 Asset Management, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.