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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.2M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.34%0.2% (-0.14%)

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3629 (-7)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.79M | Put options by funds: $7.19M

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19

48% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $86.5M → $45.2M (-$41.3M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
29
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-19.44%
% of All Funds
0.57%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
7
Reduced
5
Closed
19
Calls
$5.79M
Puts
$7.19M
Net Calls
-$1.4M
Net Calls Change
-$30.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
1
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$11.3M +$14.1M +11,352 New
IMC Chicago
2
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$9.93M +$3.14M +2,524 +34%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.8M +$6.81M +5,472 +401%
Millennium Management
4
Millennium Management
New York
$4.72M +$5.91M +4,750 New
PMAM
5
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.84M +$3.56M +2,859 New
JWS
6
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$1.91M +$684K +550 +40%
VF
7
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.58M -$6.62M -5,322 -77%
TRCT
8
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.49M -$769K -618 -29%
WAM
9
Water Asset Management
New York
$1.12M +$1.4M +1,127 New
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$808K +$1.01M +813 New
ACS
11
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$456K +$570K +458 New
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$398K +$320K +257 +180%
WMSA
13
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$373K -$897K -721 -66%
BFWA
14
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$326K
HJMC
15
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$273K +$342K +275 New
DS
16
DRW Securities
Illinois
$166K +$208K +167 New
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$161K -$5.93M -4,764 -97%
APA
18
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$155K +$174K +140 +875%
TFS
19
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$155K +$7.46K +6 +4%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$99K +$124K +100 New
RCA
21
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$94K +$117K +94 New
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$25K -$129K -104 -81%
JWM
23
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$20K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
24
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$11K
HI
25
Hoey Investments
Pennsylvania
$8K +$9.95K +8 New

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

29 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $45.2M — down 48% from $86.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of VIXY and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Scopus Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was People's United Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $28.4M sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q4 2019, down from 36 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $45.2M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q4 2019, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Scopus Asset Management, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q4 2019 was People's United Financial, an estimated $28.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.