ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
20 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.5M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
61% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.1M → $48.5M (+$18.4M)
0.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.24% → 0.4% (+0.16%)
20% less funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 20 (-5)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 7
45% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11
60% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.8M | Put options by funds: $39.4M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.3M |
| 2 |
PSUF
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
|
+$5.99M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.61M |
| 4 |
AG
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$646K |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$539K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CG
26
Caprock Group
Boise,
Idaho
| – | -$226K | -129 | Closed |
|
27
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$74K | -43 | Closed |
|
|
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$66K | -38 | Closed |
|
|
OC
29
Oakworth Capital
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$26K | -15 | Closed |
|
|
GWM
30
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| – | -$4K | -3 | Closed |
|
|
SWM
31
SeaCrest Wealth Management
Purchase,
New York
| – | -$2K | -1 | Closed |
|
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
20 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $48.5M — up 61% from $30.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of VIXY and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.8M sold.
- 20 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q4 2018, down from 25 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $48.5M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $12.3M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, an estimated $10.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.