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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

10 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 1

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

38% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1610 (-6)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.4M | Put options by funds: $39M

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.7M → $20.9M (-$23.8M)

86% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
10
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.26%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
1
Increased
6
Reduced
1
Closed
7
Calls
$18.4M
Puts
$39M
Net Calls
-$20.6M
Net Calls Change
+$10.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TH
1
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$11.1M +$3.91M +20 +51%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.45M +$2.15M +11 +550%
JG
3
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.72M +$783K +4 +80%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.46M +$391K +2 +33%
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.11M +$196K +1 +20%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$923K +$978K +5 New
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$662K +$587K +3 +300%
TRCT
8
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$580K -$1.57M -8 -73%
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$551K
PVH
10
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$111K
Creative Planning
11
Creative Planning
Kansas
$56K -$196K -1 Closed
FIB
12
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$56K
Simplex Trading
13
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$44K -$196K -1 Closed
WA
14
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$18K
MLIC
15
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$16K
AFP
16
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$9K
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7K
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2K
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1K
VF
21
Virtu Financial
New York
-$13.4M -51 Closed
RC
22
Randolph Company
Ohio
-$10.6M -40 Closed
CCM
23
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$597K -2 Closed
TSS
24
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$260K -1 Closed
WSCM
25
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
-$355K -1 Closed

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

10 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $20.9M — down 53% from $44.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of SQQQ and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $3.91M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.4M sold.

  • 10 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2015, down from 16 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2015, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2015 was Timber Hill, an estimated $3.91M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.