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18 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.3M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 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

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.43M → $15.3M (+$5.84M)

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $30M | Put options by funds: $19M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 18 (0)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
18
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.45%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
6
Reduced
1
Closed
7
Calls
$30M
Puts
$19M
Net Calls
+$11M
Net Calls Change
+$37.8M

Top Buyers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.72M
2
CCM
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$2.15M
3
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
+$1.49M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.32M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.24M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.07M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$911K
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$483K
4
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$445K
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$369K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCM
1
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.99M +$2.15M +26 +236%
TRCT
2
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.68M +$2.72M +33 New
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.77M +$82.5K +1 +5%
ACM
4
Avalon Capital Management
California
$1.48M +$1.49M +18 New
Barclays
5
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.43M +$1.32M +16 +800%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.42M +$1.24M +15 +500%
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$929K +$413K +5 +71%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$836K +$82.5K +1 +11%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$419K +$413K +5 New
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$384K +$413K +5 New
CHAM
11
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$290K +$330K +4 New
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$129K – – –
FMA
13
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$96K -$248K -3 -75%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$88K – – –
TCM
15
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$81K – – –
CAM
16
Close Asset Management
United Kingdom
$61K +$82.5K +1 New
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$49K – – –
FIB
18
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$45K +$82.5K +1 New
US Bancorp
19
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$33K – – –
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19K -$1.07M -13 Closed
CG
21
Cutler Group
California
$16K -$165K -2 Closed
WA
22
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$13K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
FANJ
24
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K – – –
WAM
25
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$911K -10 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

18 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $15.3M — up 62% from $9.43M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SQQQ was balanced in Q2 2017: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 6 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $2.72M. The largest seller was Bank of America, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.07M sold.

  • 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2017, unchanged from Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $15.3M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2017, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2017 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.72M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.