ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $407M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
193% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $603M | Put options by funds: $206M
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 82 (+2)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 37
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $397M → $407M (+$9.54M)
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.62% → 0.41% (-0.21%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 25
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$25.4M |
| 2 |
RC
Randolph Company
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$12.8M |
| 3 |
BZWA
Blue Zone Wealth Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$7.44M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$7.44M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$66M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$51.1M |
| 3 |
HM
HCEP Management
Hong Kong
|
-$33.7M |
| 4 |
TAA
TB Alternative Assets
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
-$21.2M |
| 5 |
BRF
B. Riley Financial
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$18.2M |
SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
82 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $407M — up 2.4% from $397M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new SQQQ positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was HRT Financial, cutting an estimated $66M.
- 82 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q2 2022, up from 80 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $407M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q2 2022, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q2 2022 and 37 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2022 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $25.4M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q2 2022 was HRT Financial, an estimated $66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.