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13 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.7M | Put options by funds: $24.9M

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.81M → $11.6M (+$3.77M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 13 → 13 (0)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
13
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.3%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
3
Reduced
2
Closed
6
Calls
$55.7M
Puts
$24.9M
Net Calls
+$30.8M
Net Calls Change
-$9.15M

Top Buyers

1
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$5.62M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.1M
3
TMC
Trellus Management Company
Florida
+$795K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$550K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$306K

Top Sellers

1
SI
SCP Investment
California
-$1.29M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$764K
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$377K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$245K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$183K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
1
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.36M +$5.62M +184 +2,300%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$2.12M +$214K +7 +10%
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$992K +$1.1M +36 New
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$930K +$550K +18 +120%
TMC
5
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$735K +$795K +26 New
WAM
6
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$580K -$245K -8 -28%
TRCT
7
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$290K +$306K +10 New
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$174K +$183K +6 New
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$148K -$764K -25 -83%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$140K +$153K +5 New
Simplex Trading
11
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$43K +$61.1K +2 New
CAM
12
Close Asset Management
United Kingdom
$28K – – –
PVH
13
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$17K – – –
GP
14
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7K – – –
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6K -$183K -6 Closed
FANJ
17
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$2K – – –
LF
18
Lee Financial
Texas
$2K – – –
SI
19
SCP Investment
California
– -$1.29M -36 Closed
VF
20
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$377K -10 Closed
OMC
21
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$164K -5 Closed
Wolverine Trading
22
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$122K -4 Closed
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
– -$18K -1 Closed
FIB
24
First Interstate Bank
Montana
– -$9K – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
25
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$16K – –

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

13 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $11.6M — up 48% from $7.81M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SQQQ was balanced in Q3 2018: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 3 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was SCP Investment, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.29M sold.

  • 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $11.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2018, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2018 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2018 was SCP Investment, an estimated $1.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.