ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
90 hedge funds and large institutions have $164M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $131M → $164M (+$33.1M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 84 → 90 (+6)
1.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 56.89% → 55.03% (-1.9%)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50.4M | Put options by funds: $84.2M
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 24
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.89M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.88M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$1.25M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$945K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$901K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$2.96M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.5M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.21M |
| 5 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.85M |
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
90 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $164M — up 25% from $131M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new QLD positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $2.89M. The largest seller was Howard Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.96M.
- 90 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2019, up from 84 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $164M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.89M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $2.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.