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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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106 hedge funds and large institutions have $700M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

426% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.03B | Put options by funds: $195M

175% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 11 (+7)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 14

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 32

73% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $405M → $700M (+$296M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 106 (+24)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.41% → 0.53% (+0.12%)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+29.27%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+175%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
56
Increased
28
Reduced
14
Closed
32
Calls
$1.03B
Puts
$195M
Net Calls
+$832M
Net Calls Change
+$435M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$67.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$61.1M
3
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
+$25.7M
4
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
+$14.7M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$13M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$17.6M
2
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$15M
3
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$11M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.47M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Commons Capital
Massachusetts
$4.02M +$2.99M +2,624 New
MDSL
27
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
$3.37M +$2.51M +2,199 New
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.21M +$297K +260 +14%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.12M +$21.7K +19 +0.9%
JHCP
30
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$2.72M +$1.66M +1,456 +455%
HCM
31
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$2.61M +$44.5K +39 +2%
HI
32
Harper Investing
California
$2.39M +$1.78M +1,560 New
Wolverine Trading
33
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.97M +$91.3K +80 +6%
AWE
34
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$1.96M +$1.46M +1,280 New
CI
35
CPR Investments
Michigan
$1.88M +$1.4M +1,225 New
IAN
36
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.67M -$677K -593 -35%
SWA
37
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.42M +$1.06M +928 New
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.42M -$1.11M -972 -51%
TSS
39
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.39M +$843K +739 +435%
LAM
40
LFS Asset Management
California
$1.33M +$994K +871 New
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.27M +$946K +829 New
AWM
42
Avaii Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.19M +$152K +133 +21%
WWM
43
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$1.03M +$491K +430 +179%
BF
44
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$969K +$721K +632 New
Mercer Global Advisors
45
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$937K +$542K +475 +349%
SCA
46
Sassicaia Capital Advisers
New York
$858K +$183K +160 +40%
CCG
47
Capital CS Group
California
$816K +$607K +532 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
48
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$769K +$305K +267 +114%
Envestnet Asset Management
49
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$740K +$551K +483 New
CCA
50
Cadent Capital Advisors
Oklahoma
$724K +$539K +472 New
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

106 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $700M — up 73% from $405M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was HRT Financial, cutting an estimated $17.6M.

  • 106 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2022, up from 82 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $700M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2022, up 73% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2022 and 32 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $67.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2022 was HRT Financial, an estimated $17.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.