ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
16 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.2M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 16 (+3)
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (-0%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 3
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $151M
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.6M → $10.2M (-$1.39M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.12M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$725K |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$689K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$580K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$435K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.66M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.76M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.31M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.2M |
| 5 |
TMC
Trellus Management Company
Delray Beach,
Florida
|
-$735K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LF
26
Lee Financial
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$2K | – | – |
|
27
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$6K | – | – |
|
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
16 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $10.2M — down 12% from $11.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.12M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $5.66M.
- 16 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2018, up from 13 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $10.2M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.12M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $5.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.