ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 2
233% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 3
67% more funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 25 (+10)
62% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $130M → $211M (+$81.1M)
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $481M | Put options by funds: $306M
0.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.03% → 0.02% (-0.01%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$62.1M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$38.2M |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$32.2M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$15.3M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$12.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$771K |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$763K |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$509K |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$483K |
| 5 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$127K |
UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
25 of the 4,632 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $211M — up 62% from $130M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new UVXY positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $62.1M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $771K sold.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q1 2019, up from 15 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $211M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 2 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $62.1M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $771K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.