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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49.2M | Put options by funds: $53.2M

2.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.66% → 21.01% (-2.7%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $233M → $214M (-$19.4M)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 107 → 95 (-12)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 24

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
95
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-11.21%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
43
Closed
24
Calls
$49.2M
Puts
$53.2M
Net Calls
-$3.94M
Net Calls Change
+$39.9M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$5.22M
2
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$2.74M
3
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$2.57M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$2.18M
5
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

1
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$14.6M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$6.29M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.1M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.99M
5
PFA
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
-$2.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
1
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$56.9M +$5.22M +175,856 +11%
FFN
2
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$17.4M – – –
TFA
3
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$16.6M -$1.67M -56,152 -9%
CA
4
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$12.2M +$1.23M +41,396 +11%
SFS
5
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$9.99M -$6.29M -211,684 -40%
RWA
6
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$9.06M +$257K +8,648 +3%
FNC
7
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$6.49M -$221K -7,452 -3%
IFWM
8
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.25M -$939K -31,632 -15%
KCM
9
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.98M -$2.14M -72,116 -30%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.94M -$3.1M -104,308 -38%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.66M -$392K -13,212 -10%
GG
12
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$3.09M +$72.2K +2,432 +2%
PFA
13
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$2.89M -$2.76M -93,080 -49%
FBA
14
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$2.81M – – –
RAM
15
Roanoke Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.81M – – –
DS
16
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.64M +$2.18M +73,272 +433%
IAN
17
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$2.64M +$1.06M +35,624 +65%
Wolverine Trading
18
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.63M +$2.74M +92,292 New
CIBC World Market
19
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.54M +$2.57M +86,528 New
HIS
20
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$2.31M -$284K -9,564 -11%
MWM
21
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$2.16M -$33.6K -1,132 -2%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.06M – – –
KJHP
23
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$1.96M +$1.99M +67,000 New
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.93M +$5.94K +200 +0.3%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.92M – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

95 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $214M — down 8.3% from $233M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of QLD and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.22M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.6M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2021, down from 107 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $214M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2021, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2021 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $5.22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2021 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $14.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.