ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SVXY
39 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
248% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $391M | Put options by funds: $112M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 40 → 39 (-1)
34.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 107.69% → 72.91% (-35%)
41% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $211M → $125M (-$85.7M)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 14
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.5M |
| 2 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.31M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$2.21M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.81M |
| 5 |
GPCM
Granite Point Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.72M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$20.2M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$11.4M |
| 3 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.8M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$7.74M |
| 5 |
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
|
-$7.39M |
SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
39 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $125M — down 41% from $211M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SVXY and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $20.2M.
- 39 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q4 2018, down from 40 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $125M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $25.5M added.
- The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $20.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.