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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $91M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.3M → $91M (+$9.73M)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 74 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

5.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.24% → 39.16% (-5.1%)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $54.7M

Holders
74
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
19
Reduced
14
Closed
22
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$54.7M
Net Calls
-$22.9M
Net Calls Change
-$21.6M

Top Buyers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.73M
2
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$2.27M
3
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
+$1.8M
4
IF
IRON Financial
Illinois
+$841K
5
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$717K

Top Sellers

1
MF
Manchester Financial
California
-$12.9M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.15M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$2.04M
4
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
California
-$1.55M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
1
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$14.2M +$2.27M +225,000 +23%
TFA
2
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$9.62M -$117K -11,568 -1%
BRC
3
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$8.53M +$57.6K +5,720 +0.8%
KCM
4
Karp Capital Management
California
$6.91M -$164K -16,240 -3%
FFN
5
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$6.55M +$5.87M +582,360 New
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.03M +$2.73M +271,200 +309%
GG
7
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$2.92M +$63K +6,256 +3%
IFWM
8
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.7M -$35.3K -3,504 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.59M -$1.52M -150,752 -40%
TSS
10
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$2.36M -$1.38M -137,368 -40%
FNC
11
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$2.15M +$185K +18,344 +11%
HIS
12
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$2.08M +$189K +18,712 +12%
BCM
13
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$2.01M +$1.8M +178,800 New
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.67M -$40.1K -3,976 -3%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$1.44M -$71.6K -7,104 -5%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.4M +$605K +60,064 +93%
MIAN
17
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.15M +$21.3K +2,112 +2%
FBA
18
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$1.09M -$1.61K -160 -0.2%
RAM
19
Roanoke Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.08M – – –
SCP
20
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
$980K +$8.06K +800 +0.9%
IF
21
IRON Financial
Illinois
$938K +$841K +83,456 New
SFS
22
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$933K +$106K +10,504 +14%
DSN
23
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$896K – – –
CA
24
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$800K +$717K +71,136 New
RWA
25
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$753K +$278K +27,600 +70%
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

74 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $91M — up 12% from $81.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new QLD positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $2.73M. The largest seller was Manchester Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.9M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $91M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $2.73M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was Manchester Financial, an estimated $12.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.