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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.5M → $106M (+$65.2M)

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 17

39% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 57 (+16)

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.06% (+0.05%)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $241M | Put options by funds: $340M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+39.02%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
33
Increased
16
Reduced
–
Closed
17
Calls
$241M
Puts
$340M
Net Calls
-$99.4M
Net Calls Change
-$114M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$31.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$18.6M
3
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$9M
4
SI
SCP Investment
California
+$6.94M
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$6.91M

Top Sellers

1
PCM
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
-$8.32M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$7.56M
3
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.78M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.61M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$1.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
1
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$30.4M +$31.4M +9,036 +771%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$16M +$18.6M +5,360 New
IMC Chicago
3
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$7.73M +$9M +2,594 New
SI
4
SCP Investment
California
$5.96M +$6.94M +2,000 New
Simplex Trading
5
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5.94M +$6.91M +1,992 New
HF
6
HRT Financial
New York
$5.92M +$4.98M +1,436 +261%
BPM
7
Blue Pool Management
Hong Kong
$4.25M +$4.94M +1,424 New
ST
8
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.72M +$2.36M +681 +120%
Wolverine Trading
9
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.94M +$3.23M +931 +2,586%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$2.75M +$3.21M +924 New
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.4M +$1.61M +464 +136%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.86M +$1.94M +560 +1,077%
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.79M +$1.62M +467 +346%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.58M +$788K +227 +75%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.52M +$1.77M +509 New
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.41M +$1.62M +466 New
CG
17
Cutler Group
California
$1.07M +$1.25M +359 New
WAM
18
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$995K +$1.12M +324 +3,240%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$899K +$1.04M +299 +14,950%
OMC
20
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$801K +$493K +142 +112%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$697K +$427K +123 +111%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$634K +$552K +159 +294%
WP
23
WMS Partners
Maryland
$479K +$559K +161 New
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$477K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$457K +$79.8K +23 +18%
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SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

57 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $106M — up 161% from $40.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $31.4M. The largest seller was Prentice Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.32M sold.

  • 57 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q3 2020, up from 41 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $106M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q3 2020, up 161% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q3 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q3 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $31.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q3 2020 was Prentice Capital Management, an estimated $8.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.