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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $51.4M

136% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 11

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 11

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4761 (+14)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $135M (+$20.4M)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%0% (+0%)

Holders
61
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+29.79%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
26
Increased
18
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
$146M
Puts
$51.4M
Net Calls
+$94.4M
Net Calls Change
+$148M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
1
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$53.6M +$70.9M +3,030 +396%
JF
2
Jump Financial
Illinois
$18.8M +$31.2M +1,333 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$16.9M +$19.5M +832 +228%
IMC Chicago
4
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$15.5M +$16.4M +701 +176%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.22M -$11.9M -510 -63%
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.07M +$2.13M +91 +72%
HF
7
HRT Financial
New York
$2.36M +$3.91M +167 New
FTUS
8
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.34M +$3.86M +165 New
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.18M +$1.57M +67 +77%
CF
10
Clarity Financial
Texas
$1.77M +$2.95M +126 New
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.5M +$679K +29 +38%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.14M -$4.75M -203 -71%
BC
13
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M +$1.87M +80 New
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$980K +$351K +15 +28%
Simplex Trading
15
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$957K -$4.33M -185 -73%
PGCM
16
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$847K -$1.66M -71 -54%
GFG
17
Greystone Financial Group
Michigan
$685K +$1.33M +57 New
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$623K +$1.03M +44 New
TI
19
tru Independence
Oregon
$611K +$983K +42 +382%
Wolverine Trading
20
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$583K +$257K +11 +37%
LPU
21
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$578K +$93.6K +4 +11%
SWM
22
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$397K +$211K +9 +47%
TSS
23
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$266K -$140K -6 -24%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$259K +$164K +7 +64%
Truist Financial
25
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$255K

UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

61 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $135M — up 18% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new UVXY positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $70.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $11.9M.

  • 61 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q1 2021, up from 47 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $135M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $70.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $11.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.