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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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5 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.09M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.66M | Put options by funds: $1.99M

44% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9 → 5 (-4)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7

88% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.2M → $5.09M (-$36.2M)

Holders
5
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.16%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
7
Calls
$5.66M
Puts
$1.99M
Net Calls
+$3.67M
Net Calls Change
-$17M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$934K
2
ICM
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
+$934K

Top Sellers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$14.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$9.34M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$4.77M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCM
1
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$831K – – –
ICM
2
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
$739K +$934K +1 New
VKH
3
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$530K +$934K +1 New
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$494K +$934K +1 New
TH
5
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$467K – – –
QC
6
QCM Cayman
Texas
$391K – – –
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$364K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$295K -$9.34M -10 Closed
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$290K – – –
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$251K -$934K -1 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$172K – – –
ST
12
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$119K – – –
Barclays
13
Barclays
United Kingdom
$107K – – –
TWA
14
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$21K – – –
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$17K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$14.9M -13 Closed
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$4.77M -4 Closed
VF
19
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$3.7M -3 Closed
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$1.44M -1 Closed
JT
21
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$1.33M -1 Closed
AT
22
Allston Trading
Illinois
– -$247 – –

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

5 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.09M — down 88% from $41.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of SQQQ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 0 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, opening a new position worth an estimated $934K. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.9M sold.

  • 5 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2013, down from 9 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.09M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2013, down 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $934K added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $14.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.