VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN
VIIX
VIIX was delisted on the 2nd of July, 2020.
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $6M invested in VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 13 (+2)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.74M → $6M (-$1.74M)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 4
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $125K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$360K |
| 2 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$218K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$176K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$153K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$118K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DWM
Doyle Wealth Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$216K |
| 2 |
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
-$149K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$120K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$22.3K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Jane Street
New York
| $2.93M | +$118K | +1,698 | +4% |
|
|
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $1.6M | – | – | – |
|
|
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
| $452K | +$360K | +5,165 | +206% |
|
|
DWM
4
Doyle Wealth Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| $236K | -$216K | -3,100 | -44% |
|
|
HF
5
HRT Financial
New York
| $184K | +$218K | +3,127 | New |
|
|
6
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $149K | +$176K | +2,530 | New |
|
|
7
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| $135K | -$22.3K | -320 | -12% |
|
|
FTUS
8
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $129K | +$153K | +2,191 | New |
|
|
9
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $128K | -$120K | -1,726 | -44% |
|
10
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $52K | +$35.3K | +506 | +136% |
|
|
CG
11
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
SWP
12
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| $2K | +$1.88K | +27 | New |
|
13
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | -$139 | -2 | -10% |
|
|
CCA
14
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$149K | -1,800 | Closed |
|
|
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$2K | -20 | Closed |
|
VIIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
13 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN (VIIX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $6M — down 22% from $7.74M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new VIIX positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $360K. The largest seller was Doyle Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $216K.
- 13 institutional investors held VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN (VIIX) as of Q4 2017, up from 11 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $6M of VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN stock for Q4 2017, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN positions in Q4 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN buyer in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $360K added.
- The largest VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN seller in Q4 2017 was Doyle Wealth Management, an estimated $216K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.