ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $15M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
239% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.64M | Put options by funds: $2.85M
167% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 3
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.5M → $15M (+$2.45M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 31 (+5)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.02% → 0.03% (+0.01%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.45M |
| 2 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
+$1.93M |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$1.24M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.14M |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.05M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.66M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$363K |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$331K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$324K |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$287K |
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
31 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $15M — up 20% from $12.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new VIXY positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.45M. The largest seller was UBS Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.66M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q1 2017, up from 26 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $15M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.45M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.