ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
46 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
233% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34M → $113M (+$79.3M)
144% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9
75% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8
39% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 46 (+13)
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $79.3M
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.2M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$21.7M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$19.6M |
| 4 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$6.87M |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.11M |
| 2 |
IHL
Investment House LLC
Redondo Beach,
California
|
-$1.13M |
| 3 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
-$1.05M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$787K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$669K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
51
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$669K | -51 | Closed |
|
52
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$535K | -38 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
53
Bayesian Capital Management
Brooklyn,
New York
| – | -$416K | -30 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
54
Traynor Capital Management
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$223K | -16 | Closed |
|
55
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$134K | -10 | Closed |
|
|
PMFA
56
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$112K | -8 | Closed |
|
|
FDCDDQ
57
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$51K | -4 | Closed |
|
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
46 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $113M — up 233% from $34M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, adding an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.11M.
- 46 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2020, up from 33 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $113M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2020, up 233% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2020 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $22.2M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.