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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

283% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.5M | Put options by funds: $8.48M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.12% → 0.1% (-0.02%)

25% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 57 (-19)

41% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $273M → $160M (-$113M)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 42

Holders
57
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
42
Calls
$32.5M
Puts
$8.48M
Net Calls
+$24M
Net Calls Change
-$56.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
+$66M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
+$33.9M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$17.2M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$13.6M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$5.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$149M
2
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$7.5M
3
RC
RBF Capital
California
-$3.12M
4
SI
SCP Investment
California
-$2.16M
5
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$346K +$395K +466 New
HT
27
HAP Trading
New York
$307K +$350K +413 New
PCIA
28
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$298K +$341K +402 New
WAM
29
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$280K +$153K +180 +91%
PAM
30
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$267K +$305K +360 New
PA
31
Procyon Advisors
Connecticut
$235K +$268K +316 New
SA
32
Sicart Associates
New York
$215K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
33
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$150K – – –
DT
34
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$149K – – –
JWM
35
Jeppson Wealth Management
California
$144K +$36.4K +43 +28%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$130K +$67.8K +80 +83%
Truist Financial
37
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$119K – – –
AA
38
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$112K -$11K -13 -8%
Vontobel Holding
39
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$106K +$3.39K +4 +3%
Tudor Investment Corp
40
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$85K +$97.5K +115 New
AAS
41
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$75K +$85.6K +101 New
FAIM
42
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$74K -$2.54K -3 -3%
ASN
43
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$74K +$84.8K +100 New
CAM
44
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$67K +$76.3K +90 New
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$36K -$5.93K -7 -13%
JEST
46
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
$28K – – –
CP
47
Castleview Partners
Texas
$16.6K +$669K +789 New
CLOS
48
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$14K – – –
TCWM
49
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$9K -$265K -313 -96%
PFGIA
50
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$6K +$6.78K +8 New
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

57 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $160M — down 41% from $273M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of SQQQ and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was HCEP Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $66M. The largest seller was Citigroup, exiting entirely with an estimated $149M sold.

  • 57 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2021, down from 76 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $160M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2021, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2021 and 42 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2021 was HCEP Management, an estimated $66M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.