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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
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2 hedge funds and large institutions have $114M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (-0%)

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $114M (-$51.5M)

33% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3 → 2 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $305M | Put options by funds: $467M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
2
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
3
Calls
$305M
Puts
$467M
Net Calls
-$162M
Net Calls Change
+$29.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$46.1M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$46.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$46.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$46.1M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$25.5M
4
LC
Loews Corp
New York
-$4.25M
5
CT
CMT Trading
Illinois
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CG
26
Cutler Group
California
$462K – – –
PWP
27
Private Wealth Partners
California
$387K – – –
GA
28
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$377K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$282K – – –
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$271K – – –
AWE
31
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$267K – – –
VAM
32
Visium Asset Management
New York
$247K – – –
TMC
33
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$203K – – –
MTIM
34
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$202K – – –
WAM
35
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$198K – – –
GC
36
Gruss & Co
Florida
$193K – – –
M&T Bank
37
M&T Bank
New York
$155K – – –
PCM
38
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$114K – – –
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$109K – – –
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$97K – – –
WT
41
Whittier Trust
California
$97K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
42
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$89K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$78K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$77K – – –
TRCT
45
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$67K – – –
FTUS
46
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$41K – – –
WA
47
WFG Advisors
Texas
$33K – – –
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11K – – –
WAS
49
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$7.73K – – –
VF
50
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$25.5M -1 Closed
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2
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UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

2 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $114M — down 31% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of UVXY and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 0 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $46.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $46.1M sold.

  • 2 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q1 2016, down from 3 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $114M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $46.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $46.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.