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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.7M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

305% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.44M | Put options by funds: $2.33M

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 4

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 34 (+3)

0.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.22% → 0.24% (+0.02%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.9M → $26.7M (-$7.18M)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+9.68%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
9
Reduced
4
Closed
6
Calls
$9.44M
Puts
$2.33M
Net Calls
+$7.11M
Net Calls Change
-$6.29M

Top Buyers

1
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$1.26M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.16M
3
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
+$1.02M
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$622K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$548K

Top Sellers

1
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
-$1.06M
2
RHBC
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
-$683K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$646K
4
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
-$513K
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$213K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10K +$11K +5 New
SWP
27
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$7K +$8.77K +4 New
TDC
28
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$6K – – –
OC
29
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$5K +$4.38K +2 New
IWM
30
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3K – – –
CG
31
Cutler Group
California
$2K – – –
EDRH
32
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2K – – –
SWP
33
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2K +$2.19K +1 New
SWM
34
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
CP
35
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$1K +$2.19K +1 New
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$646K -295 Closed
RHBC
37
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
– -$683K -263 Closed
JMPWA
38
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
– -$513K -197 Closed
VIA
39
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
– -$1.06M -53 Closed
RFWA
40
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
– -$18.5K -7 Closed
WAM
41
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$11K -4 Closed
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VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

34 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $26.7M — down 21% from $33.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new VIXY positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, adding an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Vident Investment Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.06M sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q4 2017, up from 31 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $26.7M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $1.26M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Vident Investment Advisory, an estimated $1.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.