ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
48 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in ProShares UltraPro QQQ in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $120M → $139M (+$19.3M)
1.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 138.98% → 140.27% (+1.3%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 49 → 48 (-1)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 15
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $219M | Put options by funds: $452M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28.1M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$26.3M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$10.1M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.31M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.2M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$10.9M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$9.78M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$8.64M |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.78M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
51
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$7.78M | -1,634,088 | Closed |
|
|
VF
52
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$5.31M | -1,116,168 | Closed |
|
53
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$5.25M | -1,101,984 | Closed |
|
54
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2.8M | -511,392 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
55
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$2.23M | -468,696 | Closed |
|
56
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2.08M | -379,944 | Closed |
|
|
ID
57
Integral Derivatives
New York
| – | -$1.12M | -235,200 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
58
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$706K | -148,224 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
59
Bayesian Capital Management
Brooklyn,
New York
| – | -$441K | -92,544 | Closed |
|
|
SPM
60
Symmetry Peak Management
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$232K | -48,720 | Closed |
|
|
CT
61
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$218K | -45,768 | Closed |
|
62
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
| – | -$217K | -45,600 | Closed |
|
TQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
48 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $139M — up 16% from $120M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of TQQQ and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $28.1M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.2M sold.
- 48 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) as of Q4 2017, down from 49 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $139M of ProShares UltraPro QQQ stock for Q4 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro QQQ positions in Q4 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro QQQ buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.1M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro QQQ seller in Q4 2017 was DRW Securities, an estimated $13.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.