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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

234% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $431M | Put options by funds: $129M

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3631 (-5)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $246M → $153M (-$92.9M)

39.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 148.29%108.98% (-39%)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 (-3)

65% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
31
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-13.89%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
6
Increased
6
Reduced
17
Closed
11
Calls
$431M
Puts
$129M
Net Calls
+$302M
Net Calls Change
+$116M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.1M +$3.5M +117,584 +12%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.2M +$9M +302,540 +106%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$18.5M +$13.3M +445,752 +368%
MCM
4
Moore Capital Management
New York
$16.3M +$14.9M +500,000 New
N
5
Natixis
France
$15.5M -$1.43M -47,896 -9%
Wolverine Trading
6
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$11.2M -$2.1M -70,666 -17%
TRCT
7
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7.7M -$1.45M -48,692 -17%
GL
8
Gemsstock Ltd
United Kingdom
$7M +$6.39M +214,600 New
Simplex Trading
9
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5.52M -$2.49M -83,530 -33%
TCM
10
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.31M -$2.87M -96,446 -37%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.79M -$1.73M -58,276 -33%
RA
12
Rational Advisors
New York
$1.61M -$173K -5,802 -11%
HF
13
HRT Financial
New York
$834K -$415K -13,944 -35%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$833K -$1.07M -36,000 -58%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$700K -$112K -3,750 -15%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$669K -$16.4K -550 -3%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$600K -$626K -21,048 -53%
DS
18
DRW Securities
Illinois
$481K +$111K +3,714 +34%
Walleye Trading
19
Walleye Trading
New York
$314K +$220K +7,400 +331%
Millennium Management
20
Millennium Management
New York
$307K +$280K +9,400 New
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$271K -$4.64M -155,836 -95%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$271K -$510K -17,132 -67%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$141K -$375K -12,586 -74%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
24
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$115K +$60.4K +2,030 +136%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$99K -$127K -4,266 -59%

SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

31 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $153M — down 38% from $246M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SVXY and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Moore Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Ibex Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $82.1M sold.

  • 31 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q4 2019, down from 36 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $153M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2019, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Moore Capital Management, an estimated $14.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Ibex Investors, an estimated $82.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.