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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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33 hedge funds and large institutions have $34M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.5M | Put options by funds: $68.6M

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 33 (+4)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.01% (-0%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 7

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.3M → $34M (-$5.3M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
7
Reduced
7
Closed
10
Calls
$95.5M
Puts
$68.6M
Net Calls
+$27M
Net Calls Change
-$19.5M

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$6.18M
2
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
+$2.58M
3
IHL
Investment House LLC
California
+$1.38M
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.03M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$752K

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$3.19M
2
SI
SCP Investment
California
-$2.73M
3
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$2.32M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$1.05M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$735K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
1
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.92M +$752K +44 +12%
IMC Chicago
2
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$5.06M +$6.18M +362 New
ST
3
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$4.3M +$2.58M +151 +96%
SI
4
SCP Investment
California
$3.36M -$2.73M -160 -40%
TCM
5
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.47M +$325K +19 +12%
PCM
6
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.32M +$2.84M +166 New
IHL
7
Investment House LLC
California
$1.13M +$1.38M +81 New
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.07M -$205K -12 -13%
TRCT
9
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$944K -$530K -31 -32%
Simplex Trading
10
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$842K +$1.03M +60 New
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$719K -$735K -43 -46%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$686K -$171K -10 -17%
FTUS
13
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$608K +$735K +43 New
SG Americas Securities
14
SG Americas Securities
New York
$535K +$137K +8 +27%
RA
15
Rational Advisors
New York
$532K +$649K +38 New
BCM
16
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$416K +$513K +30 New
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$397K +$478K +28 New
WAM
18
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$392K +$478K +28 New
CS
19
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$336K +$222K +13 +118%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$260K +$325K +19 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$240K +$239K +14 +467%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$234K +$290K +17 New
BFWA
23
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$225K – – –
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$224K +$273K +16 New
TCM
25
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$223K +$273K +16 New
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

33 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $34M — down 14% from $39.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.18M. The largest seller was Avalon Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.19M sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2019, up from 29 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $34M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $6.18M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2019 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $3.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.