ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
57 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
161% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.5M → $106M (+$65.2M)
94% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 17
39% more funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 57 (+16)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.06% (+0.05%)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $241M | Put options by funds: $340M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$31.4M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.6M |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9M |
| 4 |
SI
SCP Investment
Orinda,
California
|
+$6.94M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.91M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$8.32M |
| 2 |
BRF
B. Riley Financial
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$7.56M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$1.78M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.61M |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.45M |
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
57 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $106M — up 161% from $40.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $31.4M. The largest seller was Prentice Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.32M sold.
- 57 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2020, up from 41 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $106M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2020, up 161% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $31.4M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2020 was Prentice Capital Management, an estimated $8.32M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.