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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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7 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.7M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.09M → $9.7M (+$4.61M)

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

40% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5 → 7 (+2)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $996K | Put options by funds: $1.78M

Holders
7
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.2%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
1
Reduced
–
Closed
3
Calls
$996K
Puts
$1.78M
Net Calls
-$785K
Net Calls Change
-$4.46M

Top Buyers

1
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
+$2.08M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.08M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.08M
4
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$1.38M
5
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$692K

Top Sellers

1
CCM
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$831K
2
ICM
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
-$739K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$692K
4
QC
QCM Cayman
Texas
-$391K
5
TWA
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
-$21K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
1
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.98M +$2.08M +3 New
TH
2
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.77M +$1.38M +2 +200%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.62M +$2.08M +3 New
AC
4
Altus Capital
Ohio
$1.49M +$2.08M +3 New
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$803K – – –
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$578K +$692K +1 New
JT
7
Jump Trading
Illinois
$577K +$692K +1 New
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$278K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$223K – – –
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$206K -$692K -1 Closed
ST
11
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$83K – – –
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$80K – – –
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$4K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
CCM
15
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$831K -1 Closed
ICM
16
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
– -$739K -1 Closed
QC
17
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$391K – –
TWA
18
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
– -$21K – –

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

7 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $9.7M — up 90% from $5.09M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Altus Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was Cadence Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $831K sold.

  • 7 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2013, up from 5 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.7M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2013, up 90% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2013 was Altus Capital, an estimated $2.08M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2013 was Cadence Capital Management, an estimated $831K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.