ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.4M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
125% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 4
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.7M → $48.4M (+$1.72M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 25 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8
0.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.29% → 0.25% (-0.04%)
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.85M | Put options by funds: $13.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.38M |
| 2 |
PSUF
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
|
+$2.07M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.27M |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.08M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$940K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
-$2.58M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.25M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.21M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$1.59M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.29M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RA
26
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$2.58M | -1,343 | Closed |
|
|
27
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2.25M | -1,236 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
28
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.59M | -826 | Closed |
|
|
29
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$1.29M | -670 | Closed |
|
|
MC
30
Moors & Cabot
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$420K | -219 | Closed |
|
|
TFS
31
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Brentwood,
Tennessee
| – | -$324K | -169 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
32
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$241K | -125 | Closed |
|
33
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$117K | -64 | Closed |
|
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
25 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $48.4M — up 3.7% from $46.7M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in VIXY was balanced in Q2 2019: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 9 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.38M. The largest seller was Rational Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.58M sold.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2019, unchanged from Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $48.4M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $9.38M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Rational Advisors, an estimated $2.58M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.