ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
VIXM
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.3M invested in ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 1
63% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 13 (+5)
14.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.09% → 80.98% (+15%)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $37.8M → $41.3M (+$3.44M)
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $955K | Put options by funds: $3.25M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.76M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.24M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$410K |
| 4 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$404K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$289K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$252K |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$26.2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LCM
1
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
| $21.2M | – | – | – |
|
|
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $15.5M | +$8.76M | +381,111 | +114% |
|
|
3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $3.04M | +$1.24M | +54,092 | +63% |
|
|
4
Jane Street
New York
| $386K | +$410K | +17,856 | New |
|
|
5
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
| $379K | +$404K | +17,575 | New |
|
|
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
| $272K | +$289K | +12,587 | New |
|
7
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $262K | +$279K | +12,122 | New |
|
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $234K | +$249K | +10,833 | New |
|
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $19K | +$20.2K | +877 | +3,813% |
|
|
CG
10
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $15K | +$4.6K | +200 | +40% |
|
|
SWP
11
Strategic Wealth Partners
Independence,
Ohio
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
CIAS
12
Capital Investment Advisory Services
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| $2K | +$1.72K | +75 | New |
|
|
13
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $1K | -$26.2K | -1,141 | -95% |
|
|
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$252K | -9,407 | Closed |
|
VIXM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
13 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $41.3M — up 9.1% from $37.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new VIXM positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.76M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $252K sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) as of Q1 2019, up from 8 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $41.3M of ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.76M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $252K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.