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17 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.9M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.4M | Put options by funds: $33.1M

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (-0%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.9M → $13.9M (-$4.03M)

29% less funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 17 (-7)

64% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 11

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
17
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-29.17%
% of All Funds
0.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
5
Closed
11
Calls
$94.4M
Puts
$33.1M
Net Calls
+$61.2M
Net Calls Change
+$51.7M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.38M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.63M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.41M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$705K
5
BCM
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
+$573K

Top Sellers

1
PAM
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
-$2.17M
2
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
-$2.15M
3
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
-$1.64M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.2M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$793K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.16M +$2.38M +54 +360%
Barclays
2
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.04M +$1.63M +37 +529%
TRCT
3
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.8M +$1.41M +32 +457%
DS
4
DRW Securities
Illinois
$1.41M +$485K +11 +55%
WAM
5
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.27M -$793K -18 -39%
SI
6
SCP Investment
California
$913K -$396K -9 -31%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$748K +$705K +16 New
TSS
8
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$625K +$264K +6 +75%
BCM
9
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$581K +$573K +13 New
Lido Advisors
10
Lido Advisors
California
$473K +$440K +10 New
TMC
11
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$367K -$88.1K -2 -20%
Wolverine Trading
12
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$192K -$485K -11 -73%
Walleye Trading
13
Walleye Trading
New York
$71K +$88.1K +2 New
CAM
14
Close Asset Management
United Kingdom
$70K – – –
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$51K – – –
CG
16
Cutler Group
California
$45K – – –
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$28K -$396K -9 -90%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
18
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$18K – – –
FIB
19
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$12K – – –
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10K – – –
LF
22
Lee Financial
Texas
$4K – – –
FANJ
23
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$3K – – –
PAM
24
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
– -$2.17M -40 Closed
RA
25
Rational Advisors
New York
– -$2.15M -40 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

17 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $13.9M — down 22% from $17.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SQQQ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $2.38M. The largest seller was PVG Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.17M sold.

  • 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2018, down from 24 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $13.9M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.38M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2018 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $2.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.