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1,082 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.1B invested in Invesco QQQ Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 216 funds opening new positions, 346 increasing their positions, 357 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 216 | Existing positions closed: 54

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 148 → 189 (+41)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 928 → 1,082 (+154)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.2B → $24.1B (+$1.88B)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 346 | Existing positions reduced: 357

1.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.13% → 40.78% (-1.4%)

62% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.9B | Put options by funds: $42.3B

Holders
1,082
Holders Change
+154
Holders Change %
+16.59%
% of All Funds
24.54%
Holding in Top 10
189
Holding in Top 10 Change
+41
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.7%
% of All Funds
4.29%
New
216
Increased
346
Reduced
357
Closed
54
Calls
$15.9B
Puts
$42.3B
Net Calls
-$26.4B
Net Calls Change
-$2.85B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$673M
2
AL
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
+$667M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$237M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$231M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$216M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$707M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$475M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$451M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$435M
5
MSU
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
-$433M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PS
951
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$196K +$192K +1,259 New
PCP
952
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$195K – – –
CBT
953
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$195K +$191K +1,249 New
FHA
954
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$191K – – –
ST
955
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$187K – – –
WAS
956
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$183K – – –
BRC
957
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$183K +$1.83K +12 +1%
BL
958
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$183K +$57.1K +374 +47%
BAM
959
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$180K +$176K +1,155 New
CHC
960
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$172K – – –
MSFP
961
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$171K – – –
RPC
962
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$169K +$166K +1,085 New
CCM
963
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$165K +$153 +1 +0.1%
ED
964
Exane Derivatives
France
$163K +$916 +6 +0.6%
NPP
965
New Potomac Partners
Maryland
$161K +$158K +1,035 New
AI
966
ArchPoint Investors
Florida
$156K – – –
FMTCOCP
967
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$154K – – –
SBSB
968
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$153K -$32.4K -212 -18%
SMG
969
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$147K +$129K +845 +845%
BBHC
970
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$146K – – –
MPWT
971
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$145K +$1.53K +10 +1%
GFP
972
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
$144K +$141K +923 New
CCM
973
Covington Capital Management
California
$142K – – –
QAM
974
QCI Asset Management
New York
$141K – – –
CC
975
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$141K +$139K +908 New
37 38
39
40 41

QQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

1,082 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $24.1B — up 8.4% from $22.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 216 funds opened new QQQ positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 162 holders — while 346 added to existing stakes and 357 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $673M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $707M.

  • 1,082 institutional investors held Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) as of Q4 2017, up from 928 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $24.1B of Invesco QQQ Trust stock for Q4 2017, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 216 funds opened new Invesco QQQ Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 54 closed out, a net change of +162 holders.
  • The largest Invesco QQQ Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $673M added.
  • The largest Invesco QQQ Trust seller in Q4 2017 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $707M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.