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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
BAM
101
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$486 – – –
FCA
102
Fortis Capital Advisors
Kansas
$486 – – –
PA
103
Parallel Advisors
California
$216 – – –
KFS
104
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$108 – – –
EWM
105
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$54 – – –
SWA
106
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$54 – – –
Wells Fargo
107
Wells Fargo
California
$54 – – –
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
108
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
– -$34.5M -22,495 Closed
KC
109
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$20M -13,040 Closed
IMC Chicago
110
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$11.2M -7,312 Closed
ACM
111
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$10.8M -7,033 Closed
PWA
112
Primoris Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$5.2M -3,390 Closed
SFS
113
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$5.12M -3,341 Closed
HI
114
Harper Investing
California
– -$2.39M -1,560 Closed
AWE
115
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
– -$1.96M -1,280 Closed
SWA
116
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
– -$1.42M -928 Closed
Goldman Sachs
117
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$1.42M -923 Closed
CS
118
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$1.27M -829 Closed
SCA
119
Sassicaia Capital Advisers
New York
– -$858K -560 Closed
CCG
120
Capital CS Group
California
– -$816K -532 Closed
CCA
121
Cadent Capital Advisors
Oklahoma
– -$724K -472 Closed
Northern Trust
122
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$611K -399 Closed
HCM
123
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
– -$552K -360 Closed
GCS
124
Gordian Capital (Singapore)
Singapore
– -$353K -354 Closed
DAS
125
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
– -$527K -344 Closed
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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.