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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

18 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

56% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.3M → $28.6M (+$10.2M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1518 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $47.2M

Holders
18
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
4
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
$15.2M
Puts
$47.2M
Net Calls
-$32M
Net Calls Change
-$9.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$13M +$8.24M +34 +189%
TRCT
2
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.78M +$727K +3 +25%
JG
3
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.86M +$1.94M +8 New
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.54M +$1.45M +6 New
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.42M +$485K +2 +50%
QC
6
QCM Cayman
Texas
$1.2M +$727K +3 +150%
AC
7
Altus Capital
Ohio
$1.05M -$242K -1 -20%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$782K +$727K +3 New
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$765K -$485K -2 -40%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$424K -$969K -4 -67%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$406K +$485K +2 New
WSCM
12
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$397K +$485K +2 New
VKH
13
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$361K -$485K -2 -67%
TH
14
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$326K
FTUS
15
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$312K +$242K +1 New
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$263K +$242K +1 New
Barclays
17
Barclays
United Kingdom
$240K +$242K +1 New
SS
18
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$226K
PVH
19
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$121K -$242K -1 Closed
JT
20
Jump Trading
Illinois
$81K -$969K -4 Closed
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18K
Parallax Volatility Advisers
22
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$11K
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10K
SSG
24
Summit Securities Group
New York
$5K
Simplex Trading
25
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1K

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

18 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $28.6M — up 56% from $18.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $8.24M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $969K.

  • 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2015, up from 15 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $28.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2015, up 56% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $8.24M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $969K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.