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ProShares UltraPro QQQ
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.7M invested in ProShares UltraPro QQQ in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $337M | Put options by funds: $291M

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 65 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16

4.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.6% → 22.96% (-4.6%)

39% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $158M → $95.7M (-$62M)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+14.04%
% of All Funds
1.45%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
16
Reduced
16
Closed
16
Calls
$337M
Puts
$291M
Net Calls
+$46.6M
Net Calls Change
+$85.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$6.51M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.91M
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$3.36M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.82M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$2.69M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$19.2M
2
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$8.17M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$7.87M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$6.19M
5
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
-$4.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KCM
51
Karp Capital Management
California
$21K +$28.6K +4,560 New
BCM
52
Brasada Capital Management
Texas
$19K -$25.1K -4,000 -50%
Bank of Montreal
53
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19K +$25.1K +4,000 New
ASN
54
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$15K +$10.8K +1,720 +116%
WA
55
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$14K +$18.8K +3,000 New
IA
56
IFP Advisors
Florida
$13K +$18.1K +2,888 New
TCOV
57
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$11K – – –
AIM
58
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$7.78K -$7.54K -1,200 -42%
AAP
59
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$4K – – –
FANJ
60
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$3K -$21.6K -3,432 -86%
LF
61
Lee Financial
Texas
$3K +$3.52K +560 New
BWM
62
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$3K +$4.27K +680 New
TCM
63
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$2K – – –
FWM
64
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K +$2.01K +320 New
Simplex Trading
65
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$8.17M -919,304 Closed
BCM
66
Beck Capital Management
Texas
– -$4.78M -536,944 Closed
MVP
67
Miller Value Partners
Florida
– -$2.99M -336,000 Closed
CCS
68
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
– -$1.92M -215,832 Closed
BCM
69
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$1.32M -148,800 Closed
SPC
70
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$1.19M -133,888 Closed
Walleye Trading
71
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$798K -127,056 Closed
OMC
72
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$498K -56,000 Closed
BFG
73
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
– -$385K -43,320 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
74
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$374K -42,048 Closed
FWP
75
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
– -$363K -40,824 Closed
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TQQQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

65 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $95.7M — down 39% from $158M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new TQQQ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DRW Securities, adding an estimated $6.51M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $19.2M.

  • 65 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) as of Q4 2018, up from 57 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $95.7M of ProShares UltraPro QQQ stock for Q4 2018, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro QQQ positions in Q4 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro QQQ buyer in Q4 2018 was DRW Securities, an estimated $6.51M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraPro QQQ seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $19.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.