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iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019

Delisted

VXX was delisted on the 29th of January, 2019.

123 hedge funds and large institutions have $899M invested in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 32

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.67B | Put options by funds: $1.61B

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $875M → $899M (+$23.5M)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 40

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122123 (+1)

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 104 (-6)

Holders
123
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.82%
% of All Funds
3.28%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
41
Increased
42
Reduced
32
Closed
40
Calls
$1.67B
Puts
$1.61B
Net Calls
+$57.9M
Net Calls Change
+$237M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
1
Barclays
United Kingdom
$295M -$61.3M -245,832 -16%
HI
2
HBK Investments
Texas
$94.1M +$106M +426,253 New
SG Americas Securities
3
SG Americas Securities
New York
$78.4M +$88.2M +353,837 +41,628%
SG
4
Societe Generale
$78.4M +$88.4M +354,687 New
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$47.9M +$815K +3,269 +2%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$42.6M +$22.3M +89,311 +86%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$42.3M +$39M +156,472 +450%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$29.6M -$13.1M -52,377 -28%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.6M +$16.5M +66,306 +499%
IA
10
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$13.7M +$15M +60,233 +3,744%
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12.5M +$12.5M +50,178 +761%
OTC
12
Opera Trading Capital
France
$11.5M +$7.51M +30,123 +138%
LCM
13
Lomas Capital Management
New York
$11M +$12.4M +49,637 New
GP
14
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$10.9M -$6.75M -27,069 -35%
PP
15
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$7.96M +$259K +1,038 +3%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.57M +$6.29M +25,204 +278%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.11M -$332K -1,331 -4%
PGCM
18
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$7.04M +$7.95M +31,875 New
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.82M -$985K -3,951 -11%
BCM
20
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$5.82M +$5.03M +20,166 +325%
Simplex Trading
21
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5.56M +$4.24M +17,009 +208%
FHAM
22
Folger Hill Asset Management
New York
$4.07M +$4.6M +18,438 New
Belvedere Trading
23
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
$3.82M +$2.36M +9,454 +121%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$3.71M +$421K +1,689 +11%
HCMT
25
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$2.76M +$3.12M +12,500 New

VXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

123 of the 3,748 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 Q2 2016, worth a combined $899M — up 2.7% from $875M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VXX positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 42 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HBK Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $61.3M.

  • 123 institutional investors held iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 (VXX) as of Q2 2016, up from 122 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $899M of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 stock for Q2 2016, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 positions in Q2 2016 and 40 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 buyer in Q2 2016 was HBK Investments, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 seller in Q2 2016 was Barclays, an estimated $61.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.