ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
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.
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: 1 → 1 (0)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 14 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Altus Capital
Mayfield Heights,
Ohio
|
+$513K |
| 2 |
BHA
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
|
+$513K |
| 3 |
CCM
Cadence Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$513K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$513K |
| 5 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$513K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$5.28M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.76M |
| 3 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$1.96M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$513K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$513K |
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
14 of the 3,491 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.