ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
185% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $94.4M | Put options by funds: $33.1M
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (-0%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.9M → $13.9M (-$4.03M)
29% less funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 17 (-7)
64% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 11
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.38M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.63M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.41M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$705K |
| 5 |
BCM
Bayesian Capital Management
Brooklyn,
New York
|
+$573K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GIM
26
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$1.64M | -31 | Closed |
|
|
OMC
27
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.2M | -22 | Closed |
|
|
TI
28
Truepoint Inc
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$538K | -10 | Closed |
|
|
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$254K | -5 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
30
Bourgeon Capital Management
Darien,
Connecticut
| – | -$237K | -4 | Closed |
|
31
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$176K | -4 | Closed |
|
|
CPP
32
Crow Point Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$169K | -3 | Closed |
|
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$44K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
34
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$54K | -1 | Closed |
|
35
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$5K | – | – |
|
|
WA
36
Winfield Associates
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$9K | – | – |
|
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
17 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $13.9M — down 22% from $17.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SQQQ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $2.38M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.17M sold.
- 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2018, down from 24 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $13.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.38M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2018 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $2.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.