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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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114 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

304% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $312M | Put options by funds: $77.2M

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 27

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 33

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 113 → 114 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.29% → 0.18% (-0.12%)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $336M → $190M (-$146M)

Holders
114
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.88%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
34
Increased
35
Reduced
27
Closed
33
Calls
$312M
Puts
$77.2M
Net Calls
+$235M
Net Calls Change
+$143M

Top Buyers

1
EWM
Elevatus Welath Management
New York
+$9.57M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
+$7.5M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$5.92M
4
LG
Lane Generational
Massachusetts
+$5.09M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$2.84M

Top Sellers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$73.6M
2
GS
GTS Securities
New York
-$34.5M
3
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
-$26.3M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.6M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$8.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PWM
26
Prosperity Wealth Management
California
$1.29M -$149K -317 -11%
Two Sigma Investments
27
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.28M +$1.17M +2,498 New
CG
28
Cutler Group
California
$1.16M +$1.01M +2,158 +1,910%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.12M -$1.72M -3,662 -63%
HCM
30
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
$1.02M +$938K +2,000 New
CI
31
CPR Investments
Michigan
$901K +$198K +422 +31%
Vontobel Holding
32
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$856K -$340K -726 -30%
TMC
33
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$838K +$37.5K +80 +5%
ACL
34
APEIRON Capital Ltd
Hong Kong
$764K +$702K +1,496 New
Brown Advisory
35
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$746K +$685K +1,460 New
SBIA
36
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$717K +$1.41K +3 +0.2%
HT
37
HAP Trading
New York
$676K -$1.32M -2,818 -68%
SWA
38
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$636K -$127K -270 -18%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$635K +$217K +462 +59%
CWM
40
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$550K – – –
CCA
41
Cadent Capital Advisors
Oklahoma
$520K +$195K +416 +69%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$511K -$239K -509 -34%
BCM
43
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$511K +$84.4K +180 +22%
SF
44
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$485K +$445K +948 New
NCM
45
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$450K – – –
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$439K +$103K +219 +34%
AWM
47
Avaii Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$424K +$140K +299 +56%
RIA
48
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$412K +$378K +806 New
SFG
49
Sovereign Financial Group
Connecticut
$400K +$367K +783 New
HFS
50
Howard Financial Services
Texas
$382K +$50.7K +108 +17%
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

114 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $190M — down 43% from $336M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 35 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Elevatus Welath Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.57M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $73.6M sold.

  • 114 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2023, up from 113 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $190M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2023, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2023 was Elevatus Welath Management, an estimated $9.57M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2023 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $73.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.