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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $260M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

168% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.1M | Put options by funds: $16.8M

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 74 (+5)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.16% → 0.12% (-0.04%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $310M → $260M (-$49.3M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
74
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.25%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
19
Reduced
20
Closed
16
Calls
$45.1M
Puts
$16.8M
Net Calls
+$28.3M
Net Calls Change
-$51.3M

Top Buyers

1
CAM
CIF Asset Management
Hong Kong
+$60.6M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$42.3M
3
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$5.98M
4
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
+$3M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.75M

Top Sellers

1
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$50.9M
2
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
-$8.13M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$4.15M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.01M
5
RC
RBF Capital
California
-$2.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IC
51
Inverness Counsel
New York
$128K – – –
KPWS
52
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$111K +$133K +97 New
OMC
53
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$110K -$35.7K -26 -21%
FAIM
54
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$101K -$1.37K -1 -1%
UBS Group
55
UBS Group
Switzerland
$98K -$104K -76 -47%
Tudor Investment Corp
56
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$95K +$114K +83 New
PWM
57
Praetorian Wealth Management
California
$95K +$115K +84 New
HighTower Advisors
58
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$94K -$30.2K -22 -21%
Commonwealth Equity Services
59
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$91K -$110K -80 -50%
CA
60
Centerpoint Advisors
Massachusetts
$91K – – –
JEST
61
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
$43K +$50.8K +37 New
Bank of America
62
Bank of America
North Carolina
$32K – – –
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
63
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$24K -$17.8K -13 -38%
1IA
64
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$24K – – –
WTC
65
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$23K – – –
CLOS
66
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$22K – – –
GWS
67
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$18K – – –
KFS
68
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$10K +$1.37K +1 New
FEG
69
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$10K +$11K +8 New
GCM
70
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$9K – – –
Bank of Montreal
71
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5K -$4.12K -3 -38%
TWM
72
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$3K +$4.12K +3 New
Osaic Holdings
73
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2K – – –
PVH
74
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2K – – –
RCA
75
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

74 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $260M — down 16% from $310M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CIF Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $60.6M. The largest seller was B. Riley Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $50.9M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2021, up from 69 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $260M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2021, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2021 was CIF Asset Management, an estimated $60.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2021 was B. Riley Financial, an estimated $50.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.