ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $15M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
239% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.64M | Put options by funds: $2.85M
167% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 3
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.5M → $15M (+$2.45M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 31 (+5)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.02% → 0.03% (+0.01%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.45M |
| 2 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
+$1.93M |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$1.24M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.14M |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.05M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.66M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$363K |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$331K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$324K |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$287K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $8K | +$9.89K | +2 | New |
|
27
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
EDRH
29
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
30
Citigroup
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
31
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
32
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
33
Walleye Trading
New York
| $241 | +$193K | +39 | +217% |
|
|
34
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$2.66M | -391 | Closed |
|
|
35
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$287K | -58 | Closed |
|
|
36
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$363K | -53 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$324K | -48 | Closed |
|
|
FG
38
Formula Growth
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$96K | -14 | Closed |
|
|
AAP
39
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$5K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
40
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$9K | -1 | Closed |
|
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
31 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $15M — up 20% from $12.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new VIXY positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.45M. The largest seller was UBS Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.66M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q1 2017, up from 26 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $15M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.45M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.