We are live on ! Find out more
SQQQ icon

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34M → $113M (+$79.3M)

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

39% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 46 (+13)

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $79.3M

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+39.39%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
9
Calls
$107M
Puts
$79.3M
Net Calls
+$27.9M
Net Calls Change
+$976K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$22.2M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$21.7M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$19.6M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$6.87M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
+$6.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.11M
2
IHL
Investment House LLC
California
-$1.13M
3
SI
SCP Investment
California
-$1.05M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$787K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$669K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAGAS
26
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$323K +$341K +26 New
HIS
27
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$260K +$275K +21 New
S
28
SignatureFD
Georgia
$253K +$275K +21 New
OPS
29
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$235K +$249K +19 New
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$212K -$787K -60 -78%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$202K +$223K +17 New
GHAM
32
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$195K +$210K +16 New
RA
33
Rational Advisors
New York
$156K -$328K -25 -66%
SFS
34
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$154K +$170K +13 New
CFD
35
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$97K +$105K +8 New
CM
36
Castleark Management
Illinois
$58K +$65.5K +5 New
IA
37
IFP Advisors
Florida
$40K +$39.3K +3 New
WCG
38
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$32K +$39.3K +3 New
AIC
39
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$27K -$13.1K -1 -33%
ASN
40
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$27K +$26.2K +2 New
CFA
41
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$19K +$26.2K +2 New
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$12K -$39.3K -3 -75%
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11K – – –
PVH
44
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$9K – – –
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$8K -$354K -27 -96%
VCP
46
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$7K +$13.1K +1 New
Walleye Trading
47
Walleye Trading
New York
$4K -$105K -8 Closed
TWA
48
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1K – – –
KFS
49
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$973 – – –
IHL
50
Investment House LLC
California
– -$1.13M -81 Closed
1
2
3

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

46 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $113M — up 233% from $34M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, adding an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.11M.

  • 46 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2020, up from 33 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $113M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2020, up 233% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2020 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.