ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
500% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 1
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
38% less funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 10 (-6)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.4M | Put options by funds: $39M
53% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.7M → $20.9M (-$23.8M)
86% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 7
Top Buyers
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.91M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.15M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$978K |
| 4 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$783K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$587K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$13.4M |
| 2 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$10.6M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.57M |
| 4 |
CCM
Cadence Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$597K |
| 5 |
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
-$355K |
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
10 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $20.9M — down 53% from $44.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of SQQQ and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $3.91M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.4M sold.
- 10 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2015, down from 16 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $20.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2015, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was Timber Hill, an estimated $3.91M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $13.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.