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iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
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VXX was delisted on the 29th of January, 2019.

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110 hedge funds and large institutions have $887M invested in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 21

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 22

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.85B | Put options by funds: $1.44B

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 110 (+7)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.38B → $887M (-$491M)

Holders
110
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.8%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
29
Increased
32
Reduced
21
Closed
22
Calls
$1.85B
Puts
$1.44B
Net Calls
+$406M
Net Calls Change
+$229M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$26.1M
2
CFIC
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
+$23.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$23.2M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$21.1M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$13.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$213M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$30.6M
3
PSUF
People's United Financial
Connecticut
-$30M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$16.4M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$12.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCM
26
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.28M -$1.29M -42,963 -26%
Jane Street
27
Jane Street
New York
$2.83M -$519K -17,262 -14%
ACI
28
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$2.81M +$2.48M +82,530 New
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.61M +$2.12M +70,511 +259%
CIC
30
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$2.21M -$376K -12,500 -13%
JG
31
Jefferies Group
New York
$2.19M -$872K -29,000 -26%
CA
32
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.08M -$2.99M -99,601 -56%
BFM
33
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$2.04M -$481K -16,000 -17%
RA
34
Raffles Associates
New York
$1.33M +$1.5M +50,000 New
PIMJS
35
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$1.33M -$1.05M -35,000 -41%
CIBC World Market
36
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.18M +$299K +9,963 +29%
MA
37
MYDA Advisors
New York
$1.15M +$607K +20,200 +88%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.13M – – –
CC
39
Centiva Capital
New York
$1M +$1.13M +37,500 New
WI
40
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$975K +$1.1M +36,543 New
WAM
41
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$933K +$1.05M +35,000 New
CCM
42
Concourse Capital Management
Georgia
$909K +$860K +28,610 +523%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$857K +$469K +15,621 +95%
NSIM
44
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$800K +$270K +9,000 +43%
HCM
45
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$791K +$891K +29,660 New
AAP
46
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$667K +$751K +25,000 New
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$657K -$766K -25,505 -51%
IAA
48
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$605K – – –
PFM
49
Premier Fund Managers
United Kingdom
$588K +$240K +8,000 +57%
PAS
50
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$545K +$218K +7,250 +55%
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VXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

110 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 (VXX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $887M — down 36% from $1.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VXX positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Trading, adding an estimated $26.1M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $213M.

  • 110 institutional investors held iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 (VXX) as of Q3 2018, up from 103 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $887M of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 stock for Q3 2018, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 positions in Q3 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 buyer in Q3 2018 was Wolverine Trading, an estimated $26.1M added.
  • The largest iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 seller in Q3 2018 was Barclays, an estimated $213M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.