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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.2M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

154% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7M → $32.2M (+$19.5M)

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.01%0.02% (+0.01%)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.35M | Put options by funds: $3.5M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2523 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
23
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-8%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
4
Closed
8
Calls
$3.35M
Puts
$3.5M
Net Calls
-$157K
Net Calls Change
-$2.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EDRH
1
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$8.31M +$11.1M +444 +44,400%
EDRAML
2
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg
$8.27M +$11M +442 New
SAM
3
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$6.42M +$8.59M +344 New
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.72M +$924K +37 +74%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.59M +$2M +80 +1,600%
Millennium Management
6
Millennium Management
New York
$1.23M +$474K +19 +40%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.01M
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$830K -$2.9M -116 -73%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
9
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$732K +$973K +39 New
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$637K -$1.25M -50 -60%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$332K -$175K -7 -28%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$282K +$125K +5 +50%
WI
13
Wedgewood Investors
Pennsylvania
$221K
Walleye Trading
14
Walleye Trading
New York
$211K +$125K +5 +83%
PAG
15
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$166K +$225K +9 New
EDRE
16
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$48K +$49.9K +2 +200%
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$39K
TRCT
18
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$35K +$49.9K +2 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
19
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$29K
CG
20
Cutler Group
California
$26K +$25K +1 New
RPG
21
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$18.7K
OC
22
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$16K
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$13K -$674K -27 -96%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K -$275K -11 Closed
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2K -$49.9K -2 Closed

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

23 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $32.2M — up 154% from $12.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of VIXY and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Edmond de Rothschild Holding, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $2.9M.

  • 23 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q1 2016, down from 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $32.2M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 154% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Edmond de Rothschild Holding, an estimated $11.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.