ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $318M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
114% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $148M → $318M (+$169M)
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $643M | Put options by funds: $530M
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 22 (-4)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$30.8M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.5M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.97M |
| 4 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.54M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$191M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$12.9M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$11.1M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.97M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$5.27M |
UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
22 of the 4,546 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $318M — up 114% from $148M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of UVXY and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $30.8M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $191M.
- 22 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q1 2020, down from 26 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $318M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2020, up 114% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $30.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $191M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.