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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

158% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.69M | Put options by funds: $2.6M

138% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.7M → $23.1M (+$13.4M)

129% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7 → 16 (+9)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 2

Holders
16
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+128.57%
% of All Funds
0.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
4
Reduced
2
Closed
–
Calls
$6.69M
Puts
$2.6M
Net Calls
+$4.09M
Net Calls Change
+$4.88M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$3.88M
2
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$3.33M
3
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
+$2.22M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.66M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.66M

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.11M
2
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$555K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$278K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.28M +$3.88M +7 +233%
JT
2
Jump Trading
Illinois
$3.76M +$3.33M +6 +600%
AC
3
Altus Capital
Ohio
$2.26M +$555K +1 +33%
CA
4
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.96M +$2.22M +4 New
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.6M +$1.66M +3 New
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.5M +$1.66M +3 New
TH
7
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.02M -$555K -1 -33%
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$943K +$555K +1 +100%
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$899K +$1.11M +2 New
CCM
10
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$583K +$555K +1 New
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$548K – – –
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$454K +$555K +1 New
CT
13
CMT Trading
Illinois
$422K +$555K +1 New
TRCT
14
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$414K -$1.11M -2 -67%
MSU
15
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
$390K +$555K +1 New
PSC
16
Piper Sandler & Co
Minnesota
$276K +$555K +1 New
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$273K – – –
T
18
TradeWorx
New Jersey
$234K – – –
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$143K – – –
ST
20
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$80K – – –
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$27K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$278K – –

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

16 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $23.1M — up 138% from $9.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $3.88M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $1.11M.

  • 16 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2014, up from 7 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $23.1M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2014, up 138% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2014 and 0 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.88M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.