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24 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.3M → $17.9M (+$8.63M)

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

33% more funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 24 (+6)

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.1M | Put options by funds: $28.6M

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5

Holders
24
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
4
Reduced
5
Closed
7
Calls
$38.1M
Puts
$28.6M
Net Calls
+$9.52M
Net Calls Change
-$19.3M

Top Buyers

1
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.32M
2
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
+$2.32M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.26M
4
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
+$1.8M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$1.27M

Top Sellers

1
TB
Terril Brothers
Missouri
-$1.6M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.1M
3
WA
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
-$555K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$463K
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$444K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAM
1
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.47M +$2.26M +39 +557%
PAM
2
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$2.17M +$2.32M +40 New
RA
3
Rational Advisors
New York
$2.15M +$2.32M +40 New
GIM
4
Guild Investment Management
California
$1.64M +$1.8M +31 New
SI
5
SCP Investment
California
$1.54M +$1.68M +29 New
OMC
6
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.2M +$1.27M +22 New
DS
7
DRW Securities
Illinois
$1.08M +$1.16M +20 New
Wolverine Trading
8
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$800K +$463K +8 +114%
VF
9
Virtu Financial
New York
$783K -$463K -8 -35%
PVH
10
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$560K +$521K +9 +900%
TMC
11
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$538K +$579K +10 New
TI
12
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$538K +$579K +10 New
TSS
13
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$455K +$463K +8 New
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$373K +$348K +6 +600%
TRCT
15
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$363K +$406K +7 New
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$254K -$232K -4 -44%
BCM
17
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$237K -$57.9K -1 -20%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$226K +$232K +4 New
CPP
19
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$169K -$57.9K -1 -25%
CG
20
Cutler Group
California
$79K +$57.9K +1 New
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$66K -$1.1M -19 -95%
CAM
22
Close Asset Management
United Kingdom
$59K – – –
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56K +$57.9K +1 New
TCM
24
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$54K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26K -$290K -5 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

24 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $17.9M — up 93% from $9.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.32M. The largest seller was Terril Brothers, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.6M sold.

  • 24 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2017, up from 18 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $17.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2017, up 93% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $2.32M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2017 was Terril Brothers, an estimated $1.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.