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VIXH

First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund

Delisted

VIXH was delisted on the 17th of August, 2017.

6 hedge funds and large institutions have $718K invested in First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 1

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 (+1)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $977K → $718K (-$259K)

Holders
6
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
2
Reduced
1
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
1
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$447K -$58.4K -2,370 -11%
AIG
2
American International Group
New York
$216K +$146K +5,935 +180%
LTFS
3
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$54K +$172 +7 +0.3%
TRCT
4
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$591 +24 New
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
-$294K -11,643 Closed
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$49 +2 New

VIXH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

6 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund (VIXH) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $718K — down 27% from $977K a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new VIXH positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 2 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American International Group, adding an estimated $146K. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $294K sold.

  • 6 institutional investors held First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund (VIXH) as of Q3 2015, up from 5 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $718K of First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $146K added.
  • The largest First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $294K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.