ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SVXY
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
196% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.1M → $125M (+$82.5M)
44.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 18.69% → 62.87% (+44%)
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 22 (+1)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $225M | Put options by funds: $250M
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$37.2M |
| 2 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$15.8M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$11.8M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.79M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.92M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$5.33M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4.26M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$3.23M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.11M |
| 5 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$2.94M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$93K | -1,504 | Closed |
|
SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
22 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $125M — up 196% from $42.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SVXY positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $37.2M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $5.33M.
- 22 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q2 2014, up from 21 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $125M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 196% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $37.2M added.
- The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $5.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.