ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
19 hedge funds and large institutions have $27M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
165% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.2M → $27M (+$16.8M)
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 19 (+3)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $45.3M | Put options by funds: $54.2M
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| 1 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$14.2M |
| 2 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
+$6.8M |
| 3 |
MG
Meditor Group
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$3.53M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.01M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$897K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FTUS
26
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$655K | -16 | Closed |
|
27
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$371K | -12 | Closed |
|
|
HF
28
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$290K | -7 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
29
Hengehold Capital Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$241K | -6 | Closed |
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
19 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $27M — up 165% from $10.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Randolph Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.5M sold.
- 19 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2019, up from 16 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $27M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 165% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was Randolph Company, an estimated $14.2M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $1.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.