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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3737 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 9

4.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.75%22.07% (-4.7%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $147M (-$23M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 13

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $167M | Put options by funds: $240M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
37
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
13
Closed
9
Calls
$167M
Puts
$240M
Net Calls
-$73.3M
Net Calls Change
-$29.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NFG
26
Next Financial Group
Texas
$80K +$90.3K +1,600 New
CG
27
Cutler Group
California
$79K +$88.4K +1,567 New
KPCM
28
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$42K
Citigroup
29
Citigroup
New York
$25K +$28.2K +500 New
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20K +$22.3K +395 New
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$16K +$16.9K +300 +3,750%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
32
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$10.1K +$5.64K +100 +100%
PFG
33
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$10K -$2.77K -49 -20%
CP
34
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$9K
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$8K -$2.26K -40 -20%
GWS
36
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$3K
FTUS
37
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$9.52M -199,816 Closed
SPC
38
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$691K -14,515 Closed
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$446K -7,910 Closed
CT
40
CMT Trading
Illinois
-$331K -6,939 Closed
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
-$249K -5,231 Closed
Simplex Trading
42
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$184K -3,874 Closed
SSG
43
Summit Securities Group
New York
-$83K -1,751 Closed
BF
44
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
-$68K -1,428 Closed
WA
45
WFG Advisors
Texas
-$24K -500 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
46
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$56 -1 -50%

SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

37 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $147M — down 14% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SVXY was balanced in Q4 2015: 9 funds opened new positions, 9 closed out, 11 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.48M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $31M.

  • 37 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $147M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $7.48M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.