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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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$29.8M +$29.3M +1,104,618 New
IMC Chicago
2
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$22M +$10M +378,582 +86%
N
3
Natixis
France
$13.6M -$212K -8,000 -2%
LP
4
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$10.8M -$104K -3,922 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.1M -$225K -8,504 -2%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.91M +$507K +19,138 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.58M -$58.5M -2,210,706 -87%
BCM
8
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$6.59M +$6.48M +244,830 New
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$5.5M -$34.5K -1,302 -0.6%
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5.08M -$850K -32,084 -15%
TI
11
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$3.19M +$3.14M +118,580 New
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$2.8M -$2.76M -104,200 -50%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$2.67M +$2.28M +86,162 +672%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.26M +$2.23M +84,024 New
Wolverine Trading
15
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.92M +$734K +27,720 +64%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.4M -$110K -4,164 -7%
Barclays
17
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.1M -$794K -30,000 -42%
Simplex Trading
18
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.06M +$328K +12,392 +46%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.02M +$999K +37,716 New
BPIH
20
Broad Peak Investment Holdings
Singapore
$1.01M
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$578K
CA
22
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$540K -$28.1K -1,060 -5%
HF
23
HRT Financial
New York
$502K +$495K +18,674 New
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$490K -$230K -8,678 -32%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
25
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$387K -$7.47K -282 -2%

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.