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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $599M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $795M | Put options by funds: $522M

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.53%0.58% (+0.05%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10697 (-9)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $700M → $599M (-$102M)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 42

73% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 113 (-8)

Holders
97
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-8.49%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-72.73%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
35
Increased
28
Reduced
25
Closed
42
Calls
$795M
Puts
$522M
Net Calls
+$272M
Net Calls Change
-$560M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$202M +$124K +96 +0.1%
Citadel Advisors
2
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$137M +$117M +90,941 +890%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$80M -$5.1M -3,955 -6%
HF
4
HRT Financial
New York
$31.6M +$26.2M +20,272 +651%
EF
5
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$11.6M +$11M +8,560 New
TF
6
Trek Financial
Arizona
$11.3M +$373K +289 +4%
RC
7
Randolph Company
Ohio
$10.5M -$7.68M -5,956 -43%
BZWA
8
Blue Zone Wealth Advisors
California
$9.21M +$814K +631 +10%
BAM
9
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$8.63M +$47.7K +37 +0.6%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.23M -$66.9M -51,894 -91%
DWM
11
Drive Wealth Management
Utah
$6.75M +$6.45M +5,000 New
MDSL
12
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
$5.64M +$2.55M +1,975 +90%
DS
13
DRW Securities
Illinois
$4.97M +$826K +640 +21%
HW
14
Hamilton Wealth
California
$4.82M +$977K +757 +27%
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.68M -$2.16M -1,673 -33%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.52M +$83.9K +65 +2%
MMA
17
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$4.06M +$364K +282 +10%
M&T Bank
18
M&T Bank
New York
$3.92M +$3.74M +2,900 New
CG
19
Cutler Group
California
$3.21M +$3.06M +2,375 New
Wolverine Trading
20
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$3.02M +$1.14M +880 +65%
OMC
21
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.64M +$2.52M +1,956 New
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.59M -$141K -109 -5%
SG Americas Securities
23
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.52M -$288K -223 -11%
JHCP
24
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$2.48M +$74.8K +58 +3%
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.35M -$13.8M -10,674 -86%

SQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

97 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $599M — down 15% from $700M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of SQQQ and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $66.9M.

  • 97 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) as of Q4 2022, down from 106 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $599M of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ stock for Q4 2022, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ positions in Q4 2022 and 42 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ buyer in Q4 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seller in Q4 2022 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $66.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.