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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $172M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 13

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 5

77% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3562 (+27)

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $163M | Put options by funds: $100M

20.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.59%13.79% (-21%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 (-3)

70% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $568M → $172M (-$396M)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+77.14%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
40
Increased
15
Reduced
5
Closed
13
Calls
$163M
Puts
$100M
Net Calls
+$63.2M
Net Calls Change
+$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.5M +$120M +1,040,938 +789%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23.1M +$112M +970,339 +6,244%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$18.6M -$17.5M -152,045 -16%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.4M +$84.2M +730,937 +6,339%
N
5
Natixis
France
$13.2M +$59.8M +519,104 +1,211%
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11.8M +$57.4M +498,192 +19,864%
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.9M +$53.3M +462,806 New
BCM
8
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$9.1M +$42.8M +371,819 +2,392%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$5.3M +$26M +225,713 New
BFM
10
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$5.22M +$25.6M +222,218 New
RC
11
RBF Capital
California
$4.44M +$21.8M +188,969 New
AGC
12
Alden Global Capital
Florida
$4.14M +$20.3M +176,550 New
Balyasny Asset Management
13
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$3.95M +$19.4M +168,375 New
TM
14
Thiel Macro
California
$3.52M +$17.3M +150,000 New
FTUS
15
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.5M +$12.3M +106,365 New
SKK
16
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$1.17M +$4.33M +37,533 +302%
Barclays
17
Barclays
United Kingdom
$956K +$4.69M +40,723 New
BPIH
18
Broad Peak Investment Holdings
Singapore
$881K +$4.32M +37,500 New
DS
19
DRW Securities
Illinois
$813K +$3.49M +30,288 +698%
ICM
20
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$775K +$3.8M +33,000 New
TSS
21
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$601K +$2.95M +25,613 New
Wolverine Trading
22
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$580K +$2.85M +24,696 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
23
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$498K +$2.43M +21,120 +21,120%
SAM
24
Selway Asset Management
$484K +$392K +3,400 +20%
CA
25
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$471K +$1.4M +12,144 +154%

SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

62 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $172M — down 70% from $568M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new SVXY positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Ibex Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $76.7M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q1 2018, up from 35 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $172M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Ibex Investors, an estimated $76.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.