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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $397M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $264M | Put options by funds: $95M

148% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $397M (+$237M)

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 33

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

40% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 80 (+23)

0.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.1% → 0.62% (+0.52%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
80
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+40.35%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
57
Increased
10
Reduced
11
Closed
33
Calls
$264M
Puts
$95M
Net Calls
+$169M
Net Calls Change
+$145M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$147M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$52.3M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$27.5M
4
TAA
TB Alternative Assets
Cayman Islands
+$15.6M
5
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
+$11.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
-$37M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$18M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$6.94M
4
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$4.62M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DIM
26
Delta Investment Management
California
$1.19M +$1.38M +1,410 New
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.11M +$839K +857 +184%
SCP
28
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
$1.08M +$1.26M +1,287 New
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.04M +$1.21M +1,236 New
HCM
30
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.03M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
31
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.01M -$626K -639 -35%
HCM
32
Horiko Capital Management
New York
$976K +$1.14M +1,160 New
IWC
33
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$829K +$965K +985 New
AWM
34
Avaii Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$828K +$964K +984 New
Wolverine Trading
35
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$819K +$992K +1,013 New
SC
36
Sepio Capital
Utah
$701K +$816K +833 New
BCM
37
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$623K +$725K +740 New
CS
38
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$595K +$692K +707 New
BFWA
39
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$584K +$680K +694 New
AWM
40
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$505K +$588K +600 New
S
41
SignatureFD
Georgia
$438K +$509K +520 New
SW
42
SkyOak Wealth
Michigan
$438K +$509K +520 New
XWM
43
Xcel Wealth Management
Florida
$438K +$509K +520 New
CCM
44
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$424K +$494K +504 New
JHCP
45
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$382K +$445K +454 New
FIA
46
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$336K +$392K +400 New
SS
47
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$333K +$403K +412 New
AAP
48
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$320K +$372K +380 New
Envestnet Asset Management
49
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$307K +$357K +365 New
BCM
50
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$301K +$351K +358 New
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

80 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $397M — up 148% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, opening a new position worth an estimated $147M. The largest seller was HCEP Management, cutting an estimated $37M.

  • 80 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2022, up from 57 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $397M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2022, up 148% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2022 and 33 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2022 was Citigroup, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2022 was HCEP Management, an estimated $37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.