ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.3M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
85% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.93M → $18.3M (+$8.41M)
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 15 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
82% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.78M | Put options by funds: $27.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.19M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.68M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.12M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$838K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$838K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.03M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$559K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$279K |
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
15 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $18.3M — up 85% from $9.93M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $4.19M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.03M sold.
- 15 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2015, up from 13 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $18.3M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2015, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.19M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.