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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $247M | Put options by funds: $74.3M

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

15.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 123.41%138.82% (+15%)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3437 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

47% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $271M → $143M (-$127M)

71% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
37
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.82%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
11
Increased
5
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
$247M
Puts
$74.3M
Net Calls
+$173M
Net Calls Change
+$55M

SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

37 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $143M — down 47% from $271M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SVXY positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $58.5M.

  • 37 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q2 2019, up from 34 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $143M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $29.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $58.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.