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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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113 hedge funds and large institutions have $336M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

173% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 15

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166M | Put options by funds: $74.1M

91% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $336M (+$160M)

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.15% → 0.29% (+0.14%)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 39

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 113 (-2)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)

Holders
113
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.74%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
38
Increased
41
Reduced
15
Closed
39
Calls
$166M
Puts
$74.1M
Net Calls
+$92M
Net Calls Change
-$104M

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$101M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$37.2M
3
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
+$31.3M
4
RC
RBF Capital
California
+$18M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$17.8M

Top Sellers

1
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$10.1M
2
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
-$8.83M
3
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
-$8.59M
4
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
-$5.79M
5
DWM
Drive Wealth Management
Utah
-$5.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ST
26
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.63M +$1.4M +2,154 +167%
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.54M +$2.12M +3,264 New
SFS
28
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.48M -$95.9K -148 -5%
PAA
29
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$1.38M +$1.89M +2,909 New
M&T Bank
30
M&T Bank
New York
$1.37M – – –
PWM
31
Prosperity Wealth Management
California
$1.34M +$321K +495 +21%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.22M +$1.67M +2,580 New
Vontobel Holding
33
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$1.14M +$1.56M +2,402 New
S
34
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1.09M +$1.05M +1,624 +240%
TSS
35
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.01M -$423K -652 -23%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$880K +$264K +408 +28%
HCM
37
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$835K +$9.07K +14 +0.8%
HighTower Advisors
38
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$831K +$159K +245 +16%
USCWA
39
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$808K +$1.11M +1,708 New
TMC
40
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$737K +$1.01M +1,560 New
SWA
41
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$716K +$44.1K +68 +5%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$714K -$134K -207 -12%
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$709K +$972K +1,500 New
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$662K +$519K +801 +134%
CI
45
CPR Investments
Michigan
$634K +$332K +512 +62%
CC
46
Commons Capital
Massachusetts
$518K +$9.07K +14 +1%
CWM
47
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$509K +$698K +1,077 New
Neuberger Berman Group
48
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$482K -$83.6K -129 -11%
NCM
49
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$416K – – –
BL
50
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$397K +$544K +840 New
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

113 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $336M — up 91% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of SQQQ and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $101M. The largest seller was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), exiting entirely with an estimated $10.1M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2023, down from 115 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $336M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2023, up 91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2023 and 39 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2023 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2023 was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), an estimated $10.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.