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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

215% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.31M | Put options by funds: $1.69M

65% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.65M → $14.3M (+$5.65M)

55% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2031 (+11)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 5

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%0.01% (+0%)

Holders
31
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+55%
% of All Funds
0.84%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
6
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Calls
$5.31M
Puts
$1.69M
Net Calls
+$3.63M
Net Calls Change
+$3.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FTUS
1
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.75M +$2.77M +128 New
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.82M +$130K +6 +8%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.48M +$1.49M +69 New
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$972K +$974K +45 New
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$890K +$736K +34 +486%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$776K -$282K -13 -27%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$623K -$455K -21 -42%
EDRE
8
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$421K +$433K +20 New
EDRH
9
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$421K +$433K +20 New
CAN
10
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$414K
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$350K +$346K +16 New
6CM
12
683 Capital Management
New York
$322K +$325K +15 New
WI
13
Wedgewood Investors
Pennsylvania
$304K
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$295K +$303K +14 New
RHBC
15
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$289K -$650K -30 -70%
BHA
16
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$278K +$282K +13 New
VKH
17
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$263K +$260K +12 New
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$235K +$217K +10 +1,000%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$198K +$195K +9 New
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$184K +$130K +6 +200%
PCM
21
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$176K
ACS
22
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$174K +$65K +3 +60%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$172K
OC
24
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$159K +$152K +7 New
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$85K +$86.6K +4 New

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

31 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $14.3M — up 65% from $8.65M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new VIXY positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $2.77M. The largest seller was R.H. Bluestein & Co, cutting an estimated $650K.

  • 31 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2015, up from 20 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $14.3M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $2.77M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2015 was R.H. Bluestein & Co, an estimated $650K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.