ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 1
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 10 (+2)
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $344M | Put options by funds: $304M
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $178M → $178M (+$56.9K)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$73.7M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$49.1M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.6M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$18.4M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$12.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$6.14M |
| 2 |
FMA
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
|
-$6.14M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.14M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$2.47M |
| 5 |
GC
Gruss & Co
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$2.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EPM
51
Equitec Proprietary Markets
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$19K | – | – |
|
|
GC
52
Gruss & Co
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| – | -$2.4M | – | – |
|
|
HF
53
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$176K | – | – |
|
|
ID
54
Integral Derivatives
New York
| – | -$138K | – | – |
|
|
LWAC
55
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
Solana Beach,
California
| – | -$535K | – | – |
|
56
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$296K | – | – |
|
57
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
| – | -$94K | – | – |
|
|
RJA
58
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$121K | – | – |
|
|
SSA
59
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
| – | -$983K | – | – |
|
|
SPC
60
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$556K | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$11K | – | – |
|
|
WS
62
Wedbush Securities
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$664K | – | – |
|
UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
10 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $178M — up 0.03% from $178M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new UVXY positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $73.7M. The largest seller was Assured Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.14M sold.
- 10 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q3 2016, up from 8 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $178M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 0.03% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $73.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Assured Investment Management, an estimated $6.14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.