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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $599M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $795M | Put options by funds: $522M

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.53% → 0.58% (+0.05%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 106 → 97 (-9)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $700M → $599M (-$102M)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 42

73% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 3 (-8)

Holders
97
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-8.49%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-72.73%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
35
Increased
28
Reduced
25
Closed
42
Calls
$795M
Puts
$522M
Net Calls
+$272M
Net Calls Change
-$560M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$117M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$26.2M
3
EF
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
+$11M
4
DWM
Drive Wealth Management
Utah
+$6.45M
5
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$3.74M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$66.9M
2
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$34.5M
3
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
-$20M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$13.8M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
76
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$50.8K +$24.5K +19 +106%
IA
77
IFP Advisors
Florida
$35K -$46.4K -36 -48%
CLOS
78
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$26K – – –
NA
79
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$20.3K +$23.2K +18 New
USCWA
80
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$17.8K +$16.8K +13 New
HNB
81
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$16.2K – – –
AWM
82
Accurate Wealth Management
Florida
$15.5K +$15.5K +12 New
PFA
83
Pathway Financial Advisers
Indiana
$15.1K +$14.2K +11 New
LF
84
Lee Financial
Texas
$13.5K +$5.16K +4 +67%
PVH
85
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$13K -$24.5K -19 -66%
TFS
86
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$11.6K +$1.29K +1 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
87
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9.45K – – –
IHWM
88
Iron Horse Wealth Management
Iowa
$9K +$9.03K +7 New
SWM
89
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$8K +$7.74K +6 New
CWC
90
Carolinas Wealth Consulting
North Carolina
$6.44K – – –
DFCM
91
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$5.4K +$5.16K +4 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
92
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$5.4K +$5.16K +4 New
MWA
93
Miller Wealth Advisors
Colorado
$5K +$3.87K +3 New
MCC
94
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$4.32K – – –
PO
95
Private Ocean
California
$3.24K – – –
SA
96
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$3K +$2.58K +2 New
HCP
97
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$2.43K +$2.58K +2 New
IGWM
98
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.97K +$2.58K +2 New
CA
99
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$650 – – –
SL
100
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$540 – – –
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

97 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $599M — down 15% from $700M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of SQQQ and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $66.9M.

  • 97 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2022, down from 106 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $599M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2022, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2022 and 42 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2022 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $66.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.