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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.5M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

236% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.7M | Put options by funds: $5.26M

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 8

3.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.28%4.4% (+3.1%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.8M → $40.5M (-$15.2M)

35% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6945 (-24)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 37

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
45
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-34.78%
% of All Funds
0.71%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
17
Reduced
8
Closed
37
Calls
$17.7M
Puts
$5.26M
Net Calls
+$12.4M
Net Calls Change
+$7.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WMSA
1
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$5.5M +$6.32M +44,586 +425%
JF
2
Jump Financial
Illinois
$4.66M +$5.16M +36,450 +355%
IA
3
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3.25M +$2.62M +18,515 +153%
HF
4
HRT Financial
New York
$2.61M +$3.7M +26,131 New
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.09M +$2.14M +15,085 +257%
SG Americas Securities
6
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.06M +$2.92M +20,627 New
DC
7
Diametric Capital
Massachusetts
$1.89M +$1.92M +13,555 +250%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$1.85M +$2.56M +18,038 +3,544%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.65M +$336K +2,369 +17%
EFI
10
EHP Funds Inc
Canada
$1.5M +$2.12M +15,000 New
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.37M +$872K +6,154 +82%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.25M
LMKC
13
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
$1.21M +$1.72M +12,111 New
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.18M +$1.67M +11,765 New
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.08M +$1.24M +8,732 +423%
FTUS
16
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$955K +$1.35M +9,564 New
National Bank of Canada
17
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$772K +$745K +5,263 +211%
OC
18
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$754K +$177K +1,251 +20%
PCM
19
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$600K +$599K +4,229 +238%
PCM
20
Poehling Capital Management
Wisconsin
$540K -$1.49M -10,524 -59%
Belvedere Trading
21
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
$467K +$663K +4,679 New
DAS
22
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$438K +$71.8K +507 +13%
VAM
23
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$366K +$268K +1,894 +107%
CIBC World Market
24
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$365K -$100K -709 -16%
KMWM
25
Keudell/Morrison Wealth Management
Oregon
$320K -$34.4K -243 -7%

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

45 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $40.5M — down 27% from $55.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of VIXY and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, adding an estimated $6.32M. The largest seller was Milestone Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.83M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2023, down from 69 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $40.5M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2023, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 37 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, an estimated $6.32M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Milestone Asset Management, an estimated $4.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.