ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.2M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 1
52% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12M → $18.2M (+$6.22M)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 18 (-1)
76% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.07M | Put options by funds: $30M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.96M |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.29M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.15M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.88M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.75M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$2.95M |
| 2 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$2.19M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.34M |
| 4 |
WAS
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
Pasadena,
California
|
-$797K |
| 5 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$296K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
FANJ
28
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
PAA
29
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$2.95M | -22 | Closed |
|
|
HCMT
30
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$2.19M | -16 | Closed |
|
|
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$1.34M | -10 | Closed |
|
|
WAS
32
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
Pasadena,
California
| – | -$797K | -6 | Closed |
|
|
HF
33
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$275K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
JT
34
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$296K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
OIA
35
Optimum Investment Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$223K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
EDRH
36
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
| – | -$72K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
FPCP
37
Fort Point Capital Partners
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$148K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
IF
38
IRON Financial
Northbrook,
Illinois
| – | -$155K | -1 | Closed |
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
18 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $18.2M — up 52% from $12M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 2 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.96M. The largest seller was Peregrine Asset Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.95M sold.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2016, down from 19 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $18.2M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2016, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.96M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2016 was Peregrine Asset Advisers, an estimated $2.95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.