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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

14 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 1

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1614 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

54% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.1M → $10.5M (-$12.5M)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.56M | Put options by funds: $20.3M

Holders
14
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.4%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
4
Reduced
1
Closed
8
Calls
$8.56M
Puts
$20.3M
Net Calls
-$11.8M
Net Calls Change
-$15.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AC
1
Altus Capital
Ohio
$2.07M +$513K +1 +25%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.72M +$513K +1 +33%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.37M
TH
4
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.22M +$513K +1 +50%
Barclays
5
Barclays
United Kingdom
$704K
CCM
6
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$661K +$513K +1 +100%
U
7
UBS
Switzerland
$477K
QC
8
QCM Cayman
Texas
$447K +$513K +1 New
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$408K +$513K +1 New
PVH
10
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$354K +$513K +1 New
VKH
11
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$298K -$513K -1 -50%
PCM
12
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$242K +$513K +1 New
Nomura Holdings
13
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$217K +$513K +1 New
BHA
14
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$216K +$513K +1 New
ST
15
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$62K
TRCT
16
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$52K -$513K -1 Closed
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30K
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3K
VF
19
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.28M -10 Closed
JT
20
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$3.76M -7 Closed
CA
21
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$1.96M -4 Closed
CT
22
CMT Trading
Illinois
-$422K -1 Closed
MSU
23
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
-$390K -1 Closed
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
-$454K -1 Closed
PSC
25
Piper Sandler & Co
Minnesota
-$276K -1 Closed

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

14 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $10.5M — down 54% from $23.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of SQQQ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was Altus Capital, adding an estimated $513K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.28M sold.

  • 14 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2014, down from 16 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.5M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2014, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2014 was Altus Capital, an estimated $513K added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.