ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.1M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
281% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.5M | Put options by funds: $4.08M
120% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 5
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16M → $17.1M (+$1.14M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 25 (+1)
0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.18% → 0.19% (+0%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$4.12M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.62M |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$1.25M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$627K |
| 5 |
BA
Boston Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$320K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.24M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.07M |
| 3 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$829K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$412K |
| 5 |
IA
IFG Advisory
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$234K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IA
26
IFG Advisory
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$234K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
CG
27
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$74.2K | -29 | Closed |
|
|
IWM
28
IHT Wealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$6K | -2 | Closed |
|
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$7K | -2 | Closed |
|
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
25 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $17.1M — up 7.1% from $16M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new VIXY positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $4.12M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.24M.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2018, up from 24 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $17.1M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $4.12M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.