ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
19 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.8M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
136% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $657M | Put options by funds: $279M
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.5M → $42.8M (+$2.3M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 18 → 19 (+1)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (+0%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$13M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$10.7M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.57M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.23M |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.54M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.7M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$2.01M |
| 4 |
SWM
SeaCrest Wealth Management
Purchase,
New York
|
-$805K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$781K |
UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
19 of the 4,390 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $42.8M — up 5.7% from $40.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new UVXY positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 5 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.54M sold.
- 19 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q3 2018, up from 18 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $42.8M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $13M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $6.54M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.