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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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33 hedge funds and large institutions have $34M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.5M | Put options by funds: $68.6M

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 33 (+4)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.01% (-0%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 7

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.3M → $34M (-$5.3M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
7
Reduced
7
Closed
10
Calls
$95.5M
Puts
$68.6M
Net Calls
+$27M
Net Calls Change
-$19.5M

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$6.18M
2
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
+$2.58M
3
IHL
Investment House LLC
California
+$1.38M
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.03M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$752K

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$3.19M
2
SI
SCP Investment
California
-$2.73M
3
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$2.32M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$1.05M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$735K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$134K +$137K +8 +400%
PMFA
27
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$112K +$137K +8 New
Walleye Trading
28
Walleye Trading
New York
$108K -$85.4K -5 -38%
William Blair & Company
29
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$55K – – –
FDCDDQ
30
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$51K -$34.2K -2 -33%
AIC
31
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$47K – – –
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13K – – –
PVH
33
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$11K – – –
SFS
34
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$4K – – –
KFS
35
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.12K – – –
ACM
36
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$3.19M -157 Closed
MG
37
Meditor Group
Bermuda
– -$2.32M -114 Closed
HF
38
HRT Financial
New York
– -$1.05M -52 Closed
VF
39
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$492K -24 Closed
Wolverine Trading
40
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$439K -21 Closed
OMC
41
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$331K -16 Closed
TSS
42
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$285K -14 Closed
OIA
43
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
– -$65K -3 Closed
EWA
44
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$16K -1 Closed
WCG
45
Weaver Consulting Group
California
– -$24K -1 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

33 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $34M — down 14% from $39.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.18M. The largest seller was Avalon Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.19M sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2019, up from 29 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $34M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $6.18M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2019 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $3.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.