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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

20 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.65M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.72M → $8.65M (+$927K)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0%0% (-0%)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.17M | Put options by funds: $4.25M

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2120 (-1)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
20
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
9
Reduced
Closed
9
Calls
$4.17M
Puts
$4.25M
Net Calls
-$85K
Net Calls Change
-$2.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.16M +$2M +62 +365%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.35M +$1.13M +35 +233%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$1.33M +$387K +12 +32%
RHBC
4
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$1.17M +$775K +24 +126%
GA
5
Geller Advisors
New York
$476K +$581K +18 New
CAN
6
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$414K +$484K +15 New
WI
7
Wedgewood Investors
Pennsylvania
$390K +$452K +14 New
PCM
8
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$223K +$258K +8 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$206K
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$202K
ACS
11
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$136K +$129K +4 +400%
Simplex Trading
12
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$92K +$96.8K +3 New
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$91K +$32.3K +1 +50%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
14
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$91K +$96.8K +3 New
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$90K +$64.6K +2 +200%
ASN
16
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$79K +$32.3K +1 +50%
RPG
17
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$74K +$96.8K +3 New
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$41K +$32.3K +1 +100%
OC
19
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$20K
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$20K +$32.3K +1 New
Walleye Trading
21
Walleye Trading
New York
$2K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
22
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$850
VF
23
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.94M -58 Closed
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
-$1.1M -33 Closed
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$263K -8 Closed

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

20 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $8.65M — up 12% from $7.72M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of VIXY and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.94M sold.

  • 20 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q1 2015, down from 21 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.65M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.