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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.6M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 6

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.4M | Put options by funds: $7.39M

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01%0.03% (+0.03%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3935 (-4)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.8M → $23.6M (-$6.19M)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 14

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
35
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-10.26%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
12
Reduced
6
Closed
14
Calls
$13.4M
Puts
$7.39M
Net Calls
+$6.03M
Net Calls Change
+$5.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
51
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$83K -6 Closed
TRCT
52
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$32K -2 Closed
SCM
53
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
-$5K

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

35 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $23.6M — down 21% from $29.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of VIXY and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Hourglass Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.98M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.74M.

  • 35 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q3 2016, down from 39 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $23.6M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Hourglass Capital, an estimated $4.98M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.