ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
110% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.06M | Put options by funds: $1.93M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 23 → 25 (+2)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.01% (+0%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.8M → $12.7M (-$77.9K)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.21M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.16M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$994K |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$592K |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$529K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.18M | -43 | Closed |
|
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FTUS
27
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$437K | -16 | Closed |
|
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RHBC
28
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Birmingham,
Michigan
| – | -$367K | -13 | Closed |
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TDC
29
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$34K | -1 | Closed |
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VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
25 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $12.7M — down 0.61% from $12.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new VIXY positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.21M. The largest seller was Janney Montgomery Scott, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.18M sold.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q4 2015, up from 23 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $12.7M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 0.61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.21M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $1.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.