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18 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.2M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 1

52% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12M → $18.2M (+$6.22M)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 19 → 18 (-1)

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.07M | Put options by funds: $30M

Holders
18
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.45%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
2
Reduced
1
Closed
10
Calls
$7.07M
Puts
$30M
Net Calls
-$22.9M
Net Calls Change
-$860K

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.96M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$2.29M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.15M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$1.88M
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$1.75M

Top Sellers

1
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
-$2.95M
2
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
-$2.19M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.34M
4
WAS
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
-$797K
5
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$296K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.87M +$2.96M +22 New
DS
2
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.49M +$2.29M +17 +850%
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.11M +$2.15M +16 New
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.84M +$1.88M +14 New
TH
5
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.7M +$1.75M +13 New
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.49M +$1.48M +11 New
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.29M +$1.35M +10 New
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$1.03M – – –
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.02M +$1.08M +8 New
TSS
10
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$551K +$538K +4 New
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$525K +$135K +1 +33%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$297K – – –
AWE
13
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$218K +$269K +2 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$186K +$135K +1 New
TCM
15
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$130K – – –
USGIU
16
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$104K +$135K +1 New
WAM
17
Wellesley Asset Management
New Hampshire
$93K -$269K -2 -67%
PVH
18
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$83K – – –
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$53K – – –
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40K – – –
FIB
21
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$26K – – –
WA
22
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$21K – – –
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19K – – –
CG
24
Cutler Group
California
$16K – – –
US Bancorp
25
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K – – –
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

18 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $18.2M — up 52% from $12M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 2 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.96M. The largest seller was Peregrine Asset Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.95M sold.

  • 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2016, down from 19 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $18.2M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2016, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.96M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2016 was Peregrine Asset Advisers, an estimated $2.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.