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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY

36 hedge funds and large institutions have $86.5M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

293% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39M | Put options by funds: $9.94M

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 4

79% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.4M → $86.5M (+$38.1M)

44% more funds holding

Funds holding: 25 → 36 (+11)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.25% → 0.34% (+0.1%)

Holders
36
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+44%
% of All Funds
0.79%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
15
Increased
12
Reduced
4
Closed
4
Calls
$39M
Puts
$9.94M
Net Calls
+$29.1M
Net Calls Change
+$36.1M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$11.3M
2
WAS
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
+$9.41M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.8M
4
PSUF
People's United Financial
Connecticut
+$4.83M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$3.79M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.14M
2
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$1.01M
3
BA
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
-$772K
4
BW
Bison Wealth
Georgia
-$728K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$180K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PSUF
1
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$28.4M +$4.83M +2,952 +19%
IMC Chicago
2
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$11.7M +$3.79M +2,316 +45%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$10.8M +$11.3M +6,908 New
WAS
4
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$8.98M +$9.41M +5,752 New
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.69M +$7.8M +4,769 +3,038%
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.31M +$962K +588 +38%
Verition Fund Management
7
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.83M +$2.61M +1,596 +735%
JWS
8
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$2.14M +$383K +234 +21%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.13M +$720K +440 +48%
WMSA
10
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$1.71M +$1.79M +1,096 New
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$760K +$797K +487 New
IAA
12
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$629K – – –
MWPCG
13
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$592K +$275K +168 +80%
Wolverine Trading
14
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$584K +$219K +134 +59%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$557K +$316K +193 +118%
TCM
16
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$557K +$515K +315 New
BFWA
17
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$511K +$535K +327 New
CG
18
Cutler Group
California
$472K +$368K +225 +288%
XS
19
XR Securities
Illinois
$349K +$366K +224 New
BA
20
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$239K -$772K -472 -76%
TFS
21
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$233K +$244K +149 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$229K +$240K +147 New
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$223K -$1.14M -695 -83%
BCM
24
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$221K +$231K +141 New
PAG
25
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$204K +$571K +349 New
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VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

36 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $86.5M — up 79% from $48.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new VIXY positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.14M.

  • 36 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q3 2019, up from 25 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $86.5M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.