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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $397M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $264M | Put options by funds: $95M

148% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $397M (+$237M)

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 33

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

40% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 80 (+23)

0.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.1% → 0.62% (+0.52%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
80
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+40.35%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
57
Increased
10
Reduced
11
Closed
33
Calls
$264M
Puts
$95M
Net Calls
+$169M
Net Calls Change
+$145M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$147M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$52.3M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$27.5M
4
TAA
TB Alternative Assets
Cayman Islands
+$15.6M
5
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
+$11.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
-$37M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$18M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$6.94M
4
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$4.62M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Tudor Investment Corp
101
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$85K -115 Closed
AAS
102
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$75K -101 Closed
FAIM
103
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$74K -100 Closed
CAM
104
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
– -$67K -90 Closed
Osaic Holdings
105
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
– -$36K -49 Closed
JEST
106
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
– -$28K -37 Closed
CLOS
107
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$14K -19 Closed
TCWM
108
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$9K -12 Closed
PFGIA
109
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
– -$6K -8 Closed
SCA
110
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
– -$2K -3 Closed
ZIG
111
Zullo Investment Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2K -3 Closed
CA
112
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
– -$1K -1 Closed
FF
113
FourThought Financial
Florida
– -$1K -1 Closed
TWC
114
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$909 -1 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

80 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $397M — up 148% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, opening a new position worth an estimated $147M. The largest seller was HCEP Management, cutting an estimated $37M.

  • 80 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2022, up from 57 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $397M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2022, up 148% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2022 and 33 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2022 was Citigroup, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2022 was HCEP Management, an estimated $37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.