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ProShares Ultra QQQ
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.74% → 11.81% (+0.07%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.5M | Put options by funds: $54M

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 124 (-20)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $282M (-$80.7M)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 38

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
124
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-13.89%
% of All Funds
1.96%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
26
Reduced
38
Closed
36
Calls
$47.5M
Puts
$54M
Net Calls
-$6.46M
Net Calls Change
+$12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
+$20.9M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$15.8M
3
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$6.76M
4
RF
Rollins Financial
Georgia
+$3.53M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$15.1M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.77M
3
MWM
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
-$3.86M
4
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
-$3.69M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
1
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$45.7M +$858K +24,412 +2%
JF
2
Jump Financial
Illinois
$24.2M +$6.76M +192,458 +40%
FFN
3
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$21.4M +$20.9M +594,198 New
TFA
4
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$15.6M -$562K -15,988 -4%
HCM
5
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$13.8M -$3.69M -105,080 -22%
SFS
6
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$12.6M +$15.8M +450,284 +166%
AWA
7
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11.1M -$736K -20,930 -6%
DS
8
DRW Securities
Illinois
$10.9M +$1.43M +40,568 +15%
RF
9
Rollins Financial
Georgia
$10.4M +$3.53M +100,458 +54%
KCM
10
Karp Capital Management
California
$9.38M -$779K -22,160 -8%
IFWM
11
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.77M -$101K -2,870 -2%
CI
12
CPR Investments
Michigan
$4.59M -$612K -17,424 -12%
GG
13
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$4.27M -$21.2K -604 -0.5%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.72M -$2.74M -77,976 -43%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.7M -$613K -17,432 -15%
SL
16
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$3.69M +$154K +4,392 +5%
BRC
17
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$3.51M -$683K -19,440 -15%
FBA
18
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$3.45M – – –
RAM
19
Roanoke Asset Management
New Jersey
$3.45M – – –
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$3.27M +$257K +7,324 +9%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.16M -$321K -9,134 -9%
CIBC World Market
22
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.11M – – –
LCM
23
Lattice Capital Management
Washington
$2.88M – – –
FNC
24
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$2.85M -$812K -23,108 -23%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.65M – – –
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QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

124 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $282M — down 22% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of QLD and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Focus Financial Network, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.1M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q1 2022, down from 144 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $282M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q1 2022, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q1 2022 and 36 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q1 2022 was Focus Financial Network, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q1 2022 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $15.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.