ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5
56% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.3M → $28.6M (+$10.2M)
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 18 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $47.2M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$8.24M |
| 2 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$1.94M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.45M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$727K |
| 5 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
+$727K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$969K |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$969K |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$923K |
| 4 |
CCM
Cadence Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$516K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$485K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$923K | -3 | Closed |
|
|
CCM
27
Cadence Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$516K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
CT
28
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$201K | -1 | Closed |
|
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
18 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $28.6M — up 56% from $18.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $8.24M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $969K.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2015, up from 15 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $28.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2015, up 56% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $8.24M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $969K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.