ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
VIXM
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.9M invested in ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
0.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.34% → 76.11% (-0.23%)
20% less funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 8 (-2)
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.8M → $28.9M (-$7.91M)
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 3
80% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.44M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$787K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.74M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$829K |
| 3 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$267K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$81.6K |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$39.7K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $19M | +$787K | +21,803 | +4% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $5.65M | -$2.74M | -75,902 | -30% |
|
|
3
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $3.93M | +$4.44M | +123,020 | New |
|
|
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $308K | -$829K | -22,969 | -70% |
|
|
CG
5
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $19K | -$39.7K | -1,100 | -64% |
|
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $11K | -$25.1K | -695 | -66% |
|
|
8
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $3K | -$81.6K | -2,261 | -96% |
|
|
9
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$267K | -6,309 | Closed |
|
10
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$4K | -103 | Closed |
|
VIXM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
8 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $28.9M — down 21% from $36.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of VIXM and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.44M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $2.74M.
- 8 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) as of Q1 2017, down from 10 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $28.9M of ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $4.44M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.