ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.3M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 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
62% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.43M → $15.3M (+$5.84M)
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30M | Put options by funds: $19M
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 18 → 18 (0)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.72M |
| 2 |
CCM
Cadence Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.15M |
| 3 |
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
|
+$1.49M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.32M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.07M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$911K |
| 3 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$483K |
| 4 |
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$445K |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$369K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KPF
26
K2 Principal Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$445K | -5 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
27
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$483K | -5 | Closed |
|
|
DS
28
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$369K | -4 | Closed |
|
29
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$82.5K | -1 | Closed |
|
30
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$2K | – | – |
|
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
18 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $15.3M — up 62% from $9.43M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in SQQQ was balanced in Q2 2017: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 6 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $2.72M. The largest seller was Bank of America, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.07M sold.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2017, unchanged from Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $15.3M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2017, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2017 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.72M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.07M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.