ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $700M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
426% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.03B | Put options by funds: $195M
175% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 11 (+7)
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 14
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 32
73% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $405M → $700M (+$296M)
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 82 → 106 (+24)
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.41% → 0.53% (+0.12%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$67.9M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$61.1M |
| 3 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$25.7M |
| 4 |
KC
Kingfisher Capital
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.7M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 2 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$11M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.47M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.12M |
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
106 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $700M — up 73% from $405M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was HRT Financial, cutting an estimated $17.6M.
- 106 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2022, up from 82 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $700M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2022, up 73% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2022 and 32 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $67.9M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2022 was HRT Financial, an estimated $17.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.