ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
19 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.3M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2
245% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.8M → $37.3M (+$26.5M)
46% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 19 (+6)
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.54M | Put options by funds: $6.23M
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$22.1M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.11M |
| 3 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$956K |
| 4 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
+$463K |
| 5 |
RHBC
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
+$432K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
|
-$690K |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$401K |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$216K |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$185K |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$30.8K |
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
19 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $37.3M — up 245% from $10.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new VIXY positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was Cetera Advisor Networks, exiting entirely with an estimated $690K sold.
- 19 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q3 2014, up from 13 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $37.3M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 245% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $22.1M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Cetera Advisor Networks, an estimated $690K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.