ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.7M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
305% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.44M | Put options by funds: $2.33M
125% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 4
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 34 (+3)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.22% → 0.24% (+0.02%)
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33.9M → $26.7M (-$7.18M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.26M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.16M |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$1.02M |
| 4 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
+$622K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$548K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Alpharetta,
Georgia
|
-$1.06M |
| 2 |
RHBC
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$683K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$646K |
| 4 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$513K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$213K |
VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
34 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $26.7M — down 21% from $33.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new VIXY positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, adding an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Vident Investment Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.06M sold.
- 34 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q4 2017, up from 31 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $26.7M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $1.26M added.
- The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Vident Investment Advisory, an estimated $1.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.