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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.4M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

99% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.1M | Put options by funds: $9.09M

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7

15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.22%20.22% (-15%)

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3427 (-7)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16

59% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.3M → $23.4M (-$33.9M)

Holders
27
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-20.59%
% of All Funds
0.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
6
Reduced
7
Closed
16
Calls
$18.1M
Puts
$9.09M
Net Calls
+$9M
Net Calls Change
-$1.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.69M +$1.44M +25,000 +33%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.95M +$4.37M +75,943 +903%
CIC
3
Canal Insurance Company
South Carolina
$3.75M -$1.15M -20,000 -20%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.34M -$2.1M -36,450 -34%
CF
5
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
$1.8M +$1.64M +28,525 +287%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.12M +$1.11M +19,220 +415%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
7
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$938K +$575K +10,000 +100%
SSA
8
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$806K -$1.37M -23,806 -58%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$797K +$978K +16,993 New
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$586K -$115K -2,000 -14%
Wolverine Trading
11
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$529K +$645K +11,214 New
Belvedere Trading
12
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
$261K +$320K +5,563 New
Corient Private Wealth
13
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$253K +$310K +5,390 New
VAM
14
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$251K +$24.8K +431 +9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
15
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$135K -$409K -7,116 -71%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$117K
FIA
17
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$46K +$57.5K +1,000 New
BTI
18
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$11.7K
SWP
19
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$10.6K +$13.1K +227 New
Simplex Trading
20
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5K -$275K -4,772 -97%
FDCDDQ
21
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.74K +$4.6K +80 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
22
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$3.28K +$4.03K +70 New
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.23K -$12.2K -212 -75%
MAM
24
Maytree Asset Management
Hong Kong
$2.25K
KG
25
Kilter Group
New York
$1.45K +$1.78K +31 New

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

27 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $23.4M — down 59% from $57.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of VIXY and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.37M. The largest seller was Silvercrest Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.

  • 27 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2025, down from 34 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $23.4M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.37M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.