ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (NASDAQ:SQQQ) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (NASDAQ:SQQQGet Free Report) shares gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $76.96, but opened at $79.02. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ shares last traded at $78.7110, with a volume of 16,711,539 shares trading hands.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Trading Up 4.7%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $70.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.49.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.6384 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $2.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new stake in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ during the 1st quarter worth approximately $7,668,000. Creative Planning purchased a new position in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,986,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ during the 2nd quarter valued at $400,000. MAI Capital Management purchased a new stake in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ during the 2nd quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Sepio Capital LP acquired a new stake in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ in the 2nd quarter valued at $226,000.

About ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which corresponds to three times the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the non-financial domestic and international issues listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Stock Market. The Fund invests in derivatives. It also invests in short-term cash instruments, which have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less and exhibit high quality credit profiles.

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