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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3232 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

1.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.76%68.62% (-1.1%)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $599M | Put options by funds: $825M

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

56% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $355M → $156M (-$199M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
32
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
$599M
Puts
$825M
Net Calls
-$226M
Net Calls Change
-$62.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$54.6M -$41.1M -506,283 -46%
SG Americas Securities
2
SG Americas Securities
New York
$45.5M
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$17M -$191M -2,351,691 -93%
CA
4
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$10.5M +$562K +6,924 +6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.8M +$4.28M +52,782 New
SKK
6
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$3.13M -$448K -5,520 -14%
HT
7
HAP Trading
New York
$2.64M +$2.35M +29,000 New
Citadel Advisors
8
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.44M +$2.18M +26,822 New
Nomura Holdings
9
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.12M -$2.57M -31,702 -58%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2M +$166K +2,051 +10%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$472K +5,812 +39%
RC
12
RBF Capital
California
$1.82M
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.33M +$666K +8,202 +128%
PSW
14
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$1.1M +$982K +12,105 New
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.09M -$81.2K -1,000 -8%
VKH
16
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$596K +$532K +6,556 New
VIA
17
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$528K +$77.3K +952 +20%
TSS
18
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$456K +$407K +5,015 New
JT
19
Jump Trading
Illinois
$455K -$73K -900 -15%
Walleye Trading
20
Walleye Trading
New York
$410K +$235K +2,900 +181%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$364K
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$312K -$77K -949 -22%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$300K -$2.95M -36,292 -92%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$209K
CG
25
Cutler Group
California
$160K +$16.6K +204 +13%

SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

32 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $156M — down 56% from $355M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SVXY was balanced in Q4 2016: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.28M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $191M.

  • 32 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q4 2016, unchanged from Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $156M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 56% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.28M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $191M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.