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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $310M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $109M | Put options by funds: $29.5M

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

127% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $310M (+$173M)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 15

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 69 (+15)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.09% → 0.16% (+0.08%)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+27.78%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
30
Increased
12
Reduced
11
Closed
15
Calls
$109M
Puts
$29.5M
Net Calls
+$79.6M
Net Calls Change
+$85.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$185M
2
RC
RBF Capital
California
+$8.6M
3
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
+$8.55M
4
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
+$6.74M
5
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
+$5.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$6.78M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$6.05M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$4.59M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.2M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NL
51
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$46K +$48.3K +28 New
Bank of America
52
Bank of America
North Carolina
$45K – – –
1IA
53
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$34K – – –
WTC
54
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$33K – – –
CLOS
55
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$31K – – –
GWS
56
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$26K – – –
PA
57
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K +$19K +11 New
GCM
58
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$13K – – –
Bank of Montreal
59
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11K +$13.8K +8 New
SWM
60
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$8K +$8.63K +5 New
MF
61
Manchester Financial
California
$7K +$6.9K +4 New
AIC
62
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$5.94K – – –
Osaic Holdings
63
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3K +$3.45K +2 New
PVH
64
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2K – – –
HI
65
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2K +$1.73K +1 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
66
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2K +$3.45K +2 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
67
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1K -$621K -360 -100%
CWP
68
Concord Wealth Partners
Virginia
$1K – – –
RCA
69
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
SL
70
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
KFS
71
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$131 – – –
HCM
72
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
– -$2.28M -1,200 Closed
DS
73
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$1.88M -992 Closed
Jane Street
74
Jane Street
New York
– -$671K -389 Closed
SWM
75
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
– -$457K -241 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

69 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $310M — up 127% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $6.78M.

  • 69 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2021, up from 54 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $310M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2021, up 127% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $6.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.