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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34M → $113M (+$79.3M)

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

39% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3346 (+13)

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $79.3M

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01%0.02% (+0.01%)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+39.39%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
9
Calls
$107M
Puts
$79.3M
Net Calls
+$27.9M
Net Calls Change
+$976K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IMC Chicago
1
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$25M +$22.2M +1,692 +467%
FTUS
2
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$20.6M +$21.7M +1,653 +3,844%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$18.8M +$19.6M +1,494 +3,049%
HF
4
HRT Financial
New York
$6.38M +$6.87M +524 New
CG
5
Cutler Group
California
$6.19M +$6.67M +509 New
DS
6
DRW Securities
Illinois
$5.13M +$5.53M +422 New
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.97M +$4.02M +307 +1,616%
ST
8
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.92M +$197K +15 +5%
TRCT
9
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.35M +$2.74M +209 +312%
WAM
10
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$3.18M +$3.05M +233 +832%
Simplex Trading
11
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.71M +$2.14M +163 +272%
PCM
12
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.43M +$446K +34 +20%
SI
13
SCP Investment
California
$1.95M -$1.05M -80 -33%
TCM
14
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.67M -$511K -39 -22%
FIA
15
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$860K +$931K +71 New
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$830K +$669K +51 +300%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$586K +$315K +24 +100%
BFWA
18
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$487K +$315K +24 +150%
Truist Financial
19
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$487K +$315K +24 +150%
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$448K +$485K +37 New
Wolverine Trading
21
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$431K +$472K +36 New
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$405K -$5.11M -390 -92%
SWM
23
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$389K +$420K +32 New
TSS
24
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$378K +$406K +31 New
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$340K +$144K +11 +65%

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

46 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $113M — up 233% from $34M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, adding an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.11M.

  • 46 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q1 2020, up from 33 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $113M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q1 2020, up 233% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q1 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q1 2020 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q1 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.