ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
VIXM
14 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.3M invested in ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 14 (+1)
7.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 23.74% → 16.55% (-7.2%)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $1.87M
58% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $89.6M → $37.3M (-$52.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IFWM
Institute for Wealth Management
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$2.97M |
| 2 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$1.76M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$634K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$433K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$333K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$44.3M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.18M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.44M |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$476K |
| 5 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$476K |
VIXM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
14 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $37.3M — down 58% from $89.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new VIXM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Institute for Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.97M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $44.3M.
- 14 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) as of Q4 2013, up from 13 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $37.3M of ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Institute for Wealth Management, an estimated $2.97M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $44.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.