ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $86.5M invested in ProShares UltraPro QQQ in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 4
32% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 33 (+8)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 8
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88.5M → $86.5M (-$1.97M)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $54M | Put options by funds: $89.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$9.62M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$9.35M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.1M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.99M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$24.3M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$15.9M |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$3.47M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.72M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.15M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TSS
26
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| $215K | +$203K | +106,128 | New |
|
27
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $166K | -$227K | -118,320 | -59% |
|
28
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $55K | -$753K | -393,072 | -94% |
|
|
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $52K | +$25.4K | +13,248 | +106% |
|
30
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $24K | +$8K | +4,176 | +55% |
|
|
TCOV
31
Trust Company of Vermont
Brattleboro,
Vermont
| $5K | +$4.6K | +2,400 | New |
|
|
PFG
32
Piershale Financial Group
Barrington,
Illinois
| $3K | +$2.48K | +1,296 | +386% |
|
|
33
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$3.47M | -1,958,400 | Closed |
|
|
CS
34
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$235K | -130,416 | Closed |
|
|
WA
35
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$37K | -20,784 | Closed |
|
|
OCM
36
One Capital Management
Westlake Village,
California
| – | -$24K | -13,152 | Closed |
|
37
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$92 | +48 | New |
|
TQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
33 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $86.5M — down 2.2% from $88.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new TQQQ positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.62M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $24.3M.
- 33 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) as of Q4 2014, up from 25 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $86.5M of ProShares UltraPro QQQ stock for Q4 2014, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro QQQ positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro QQQ buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.62M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro QQQ seller in Q4 2014 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $24.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.