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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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12 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.87M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 2

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 14 → 12 (-2)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.5M → $8.87M (-$1.67M)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.9M | Put options by funds: $26.7M

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
12
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
2
Increased
2
Reduced
2
Closed
4
Calls
$19.9M
Puts
$26.7M
Net Calls
-$6.82M
Net Calls Change
+$4.96M

Top Buyers

1
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
+$382K
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$382K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$382K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$382K

Top Sellers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$764K
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$382K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$298K
4
PCM
Prelude Capital Management
New York
-$242K
5
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$217K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
1
Altus Capital
Ohio
$2.05M +$382K +1 +20%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.53M +$382K +1 +33%
TH
3
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.04M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$761K -$764K -2 -50%
CCM
5
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$731K – – –
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$506K +$382K +1 New
U
7
UBS
Switzerland
$500K – – –
QC
8
QCM Cayman
Texas
$463K – – –
TRCT
9
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$320K +$382K +1 New
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$299K -$382K -1 -50%
PVH
11
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$295K – – –
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$203K – – –
JT
13
Jump Trading
Illinois
$105K – – –
ST
14
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$52K – – –
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
BHA
17
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
– -$216K -1 Closed
Nomura Holdings
18
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$217K -1 Closed
PCM
19
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$242K -1 Closed
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$298K -1 Closed

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

12 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $8.87M — down 16% from $10.5M a quarter earlier.

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

The largest buyer was Altus Capital, adding an estimated $382K. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $764K.

  • 12 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2014, down from 14 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.87M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2014, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2014 was Altus Capital, an estimated $382K added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $764K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.