ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
204% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.8M → $130M (+$87.3M)
156% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.81B | Put options by funds: $707M
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0.03% (+0.02%)
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 15 (-4)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 7
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$68.1M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$735K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$588K |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$588K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$441K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$16.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$10.6M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.59M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.82M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.23M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RA
26
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$382K | -4 | Closed |
|
|
SAM
27
Shamrock Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$441K | -3 | Closed |
|
28
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$262K | -3 | Closed |
|
29
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$184K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
IG
30
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| – | -$214K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
31
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$7K | – | – |
|
|
MFBTD
32
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Rosemont,
Illinois
| – | -$3K | – | – |
|
33
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | – | – |
|
|
SIS
34
Sound Income Strategies
Ft Lauderdale,
Florida
| – | -$22K | – | – |
|
|
TC
35
Trilogy Capital
Irvine,
California
| – | -$1K | – | – |
|
UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
15 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $130M — up 204% from $42.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of UVXY and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $68.1M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $16.6M.
- 15 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q4 2018, down from 19 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $130M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 204% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $68.1M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $16.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.