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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

13 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.8M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.19M | Put options by funds: $2.01M

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01%0.01% (-0.01%)

35% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2013 (-7)

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.7M → $10.8M (-$11.8M)

78% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
13
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-35%
% of All Funds
0.37%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
8
Reduced
Closed
9
Calls
$6.19M
Puts
$2.01M
Net Calls
+$4.18M
Net Calls Change
+$993K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.98M +$311K +8 +9%
RCM
2
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1.77M +$350K +9 +21%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.67M +$1.51M +39 +244%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.56M +$388K +10 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$705K +$350K +9 +64%
Nomura Holdings
6
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$705K +$583K +15 +188%
CAN
7
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$690K +$854K +22 New
OAM
8
Orinda Asset Management
California
$285K +$117K +3 +50%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$263K +$117K +3 +50%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$60K
Creative Planning
11
Creative Planning
Kansas
$53K
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$34K
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$27K +$38.8K +1 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10K -$38.8K -1 Closed
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8K -$38.8K -1 Closed
TWM
16
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$4K
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3K
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$1.66K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
19
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1K
BRWA
20
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$381
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.43M -114 Closed
VF
22
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.29M -73 Closed
MCM
23
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$2.53M -56 Closed
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
-$687K -15 Closed
CA
25
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$281K -6 Closed

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

13 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $10.8M — down 52% from $22.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of VIXY and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.51M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.43M sold.

  • 13 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2014, down from 20 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.8M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.51M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.