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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

97% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $61.9M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9

1.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.33%66.32% (-1%)

24% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4937 (-12)

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $169M (-$99.8M)

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 19

80% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 (-4)

Holders
37
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
0.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-80%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
11
Reduced
9
Closed
19
Calls
$122M
Puts
$61.9M
Net Calls
+$59.7M
Net Calls Change
-$48.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HKAM
1
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$45.7M +$7.88M +484,400 +20%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$35.4M +$25.5M +1,566,750 +229%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$25.8M +$4.36M +268,000 +20%
GPCM
4
Granite Point Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.3M +$1.04M +63,800 +11%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.54M +$7.74M +476,082 +367%
IMC Chicago
6
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$9.41M -$4.77M -293,268 -33%
N
7
Natixis
France
$8.5M -$976K -60,000 -10%
TRCT
8
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$6.7M +$6.92M +425,678 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.47M +$424K +26,076 +7%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.7M +$808K +49,656 +27%
Wolverine Trading
11
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.63M -$124M -7,641,880 -99%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.46M +$906K +55,722 +152%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$1.09M +$599K +36,810 +114%
HCM
14
Hilton Capital Management
New York
$555K
RC
15
RBF Capital
California
$473K
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$393K +$131K +8,060 +48%
IFWM
17
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$378K +$390K +24,000 New
ACA
18
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$315K
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$294K -$496K -30,476 -62%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
20
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$275K
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
$245K -$65.1K -4,000 -20%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$232K +$239K +14,700 New
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$211K +$218K +13,400 New
ST
24
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$110K
PVH
25
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$91K +$93.7K +5,760 New

SVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

37 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $169M — down 37% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of SVXY and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was Wolverine Trading, cutting an estimated $124M.

  • 37 institutional investors held ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) as of Q2 2020, down from 49 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $169M of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 19 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $25.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Wolverine Trading, an estimated $124M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.