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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.2M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.8M → $29.2M (+$5.34M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1619 (+3)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.2M | Put options by funds: $63.8M

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
19
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
0.51%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
2
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
$23.2M
Puts
$63.8M
Net Calls
-$40.6M
Net Calls Change
-$9.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TH
1
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$9.39M -$2.44M -13 -20%
JG
2
Jefferies Group
New York
$6.8M +$4.51M +24 +185%
CWM
3
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$4.38M +$4.51M +24 New
HCMT
4
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$3.02M +$3.01M +16 New
Wolverine Trading
5
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.28M +$1.32M +7 New
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$609K -$1.13M -6 -67%
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$566K +$376K +2 +200%
MC
8
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$535K -$188K -1 -25%
WAM
9
Wellesley Asset Management
New Hampshire
$525K -$376K -2 -40%
JT
10
Jump Trading
Illinois
$412K -$376K -2 -50%
TSS
11
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$261K +$188K +1 New
CCM
12
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$245K +$188K +1 New
OIA
13
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$240K +$188K +1 New
SPC
14
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$236K
Simplex Trading
15
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$144K +$188K +1 New
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$130K -$564K -3 -75%
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$110K
WAM
18
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$97K +$188K +1 New
TCM
19
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$92K +$188K +1 New
FIB
20
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$37K
WA
21
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$29K
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6K -$940K -5 Closed
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K
FANJ
25
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$2K

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

19 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $29.2M — up 22% from $23.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cabot Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.51M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $2.44M.

  • 19 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2016, up from 16 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $29.2M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2016, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2016 was Cabot Wealth Management, an estimated $4.51M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2016 was Timber Hill, an estimated $2.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.