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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $410M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

430% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $571M | Put options by funds: $108M

163% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $410M (+$254M)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.41% → 3.31% (+1.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 28

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 13

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 64 (-4)

Holders
64
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
26
Increased
12
Reduced
13
Closed
28
Calls
$571M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$463M
Net Calls Change
+$103M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$165M
2
Optiver Holding
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
+$41.8M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$15.4M
4
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$14.3M
5
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$13.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$26.5M
2
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
-$14.2M
3
SCM
Sollinda Capital Management
Florida
-$13.9M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$7.33M
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$4.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
76
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$2.55M -16,397 Closed
CIAS
77
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
– -$2.37M -15,250 Closed
MIC
78
Maxi Investments CY
Cyprus
– -$1.93M -12,420 Closed
HCM
79
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
– -$623K -4,000 Closed
RA
80
Raffles Associates
New York
– -$623K -4,000 Closed
CLOS
81
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$525K -3,319 Closed
Group One Trading
82
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$495K -3,180 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
83
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$439K -2,892 Closed
AFS
84
AFG Fiduciary Services
Massachusetts
– -$309K -2,056 Closed
GCM
85
Galibier Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$308K -1,976 Closed
ACS
86
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
– -$280K -1,800 Closed
PWA
87
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
– -$249K -1,600 Closed
SRL
88
Scientech Research LLC
New Jersey
– -$200K -1,285 Closed
HighTower Advisors
89
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$115K -739 Closed
MCM
90
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
– -$25.9K -166 Closed
EWP
91
Elevation Wealth Partners
California
– -$9K -58 Closed
DRP
92
Decker Retirement Planning
Utah
– -$3.11K -20 Closed
AWM
93
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$405 -3 Closed
TAM
94
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
– -$311 -2 Closed
DB
95
Danske Bank
Denmark
– -$31 – –
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

64 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $410M — up 163% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of SQQQ and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $26.5M.

  • 64 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2025, down from 68 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $410M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2025, up 163% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2025 and 28 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $26.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.