ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $16M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
583% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.1M | Put options by funds: $4.56M
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 4
0.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.24% → 0.18% (-0.05%)
29% less funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 24 (-10)
40% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.7M → $16M (-$10.7M)
47% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 17
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.44M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$874K |
| 3 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
+$472K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$430K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$314K |
Top Sellers
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
24 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $16M — down 40% from $26.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of VIXY and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.44M. The largest seller was First Allied Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.6M sold.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q1 2018, down from 34 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $16M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.44M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2018 was First Allied Advisory Services, an estimated $10.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.