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19 hedge funds and large institutions have $27M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

165% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.2M → $27M (+$16.8M)

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 16 → 19 (+3)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)

16% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.3M | Put options by funds: $54.2M

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5

Holders
19
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
0.41%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
4
Reduced
5
Closed
5
Calls
$45.3M
Puts
$54.2M
Net Calls
-$8.88M
Net Calls Change
+$526K

Top Buyers

1
RC
Randolph Company
Ohio
+$14.2M
2
SI
SCP Investment
California
+$6.8M
3
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
+$3.53M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.01M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$897K

Top Sellers

1
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$1.5M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$742K
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$655K
4
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
-$650K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$619K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RC
1
Randolph Company
Ohio
$11.7M +$14.2M +459 New
SI
2
SCP Investment
California
$5.59M +$6.8M +220 New
MG
3
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$2.9M +$3.53M +114 New
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.74M +$2.01M +65 +2,167%
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.4M +$433K +14 +34%
TSS
6
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$764K +$650K +21 +233%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$731K +$897K +29 New
IMC Chicago
8
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$502K +$619K +20 New
ST
9
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$398K +$495K +16 New
HIS
10
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$379K -$650K -21 -57%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$199K +$247K +8 New
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$154K -$433K -14 -70%
Walleye Trading
13
Walleye Trading
New York
$131K -$92.8K -3 -38%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$117K +$124K +4 +400%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$97K -$619K -20 -83%
AIC
16
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$85K – – –
WAM
17
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$61K -$742K -24 -92%
PVH
18
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$19K – – –
FANJ
19
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$14K +$30.9K +1 New
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13K – – –
William Blair & Company
21
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4K – – –
EWM
22
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$3K – – –
KFS
23
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.03K – – –
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1K – – –
HSBC Holdings
25
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$1.5M -36 Closed
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

19 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $27M — up 165% from $10.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Randolph Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.5M sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2019, up from 16 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $27M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2019, up 165% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2019 was Randolph Company, an estimated $14.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2019 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.