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VXX

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

Delisted

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

141 hedge funds and large institutions have $816M invested in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

86% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $816M (+$376M)

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 30

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 29

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131141 (+10)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.41B | Put options by funds: $1.42B

Holders
141
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+7.63%
% of All Funds
3.52%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
39
Increased
49
Reduced
30
Closed
29
Calls
$1.41B
Puts
$1.42B
Net Calls
-$15.1M
Net Calls Change
+$4.21B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
1
Barclays
United Kingdom
$408M +$372M +6,441,535 +415%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$47.4M +$45.1M +780,172 +526%
PC
3
Passport Capital
California
$35.6M -$38.2M -661,350 Closed
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.7M +$17.8M +307,802 +175%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23M +$25.6M +443,398 +6,098%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.1M +$2.2M +37,989 +10%
CFIC
7
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
$18M +$20.4M +353,387 New
LCM
8
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$17.1M +$662K +11,450 +4%
CANY
9
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$15.6M +$13.6M +235,775 +341%
Tiger Global Management
10
Tiger Global Management
New York
$15.5M
QIM
11
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$13.1M -$2.46M -42,525 -14%
LPC
12
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$12.8M +$2.89M +50,000 +25%
IA
13
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$12.5M +$5.84M +101,078 +71%
FG
14
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$11M +$4.33M +74,875 +53%
BPC
15
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$8.41M +$9.53M +164,854 New
PNAA
16
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$8.39M +$9.51M +164,442 New
CG
17
Cutler Group
California
$8.07M -$189K -3,265 -2%
RIA
18
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$7.94M +$8.99M +155,573 New
CA
19
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$7.31M -$629K -10,878 -7%
FTUS
20
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.04M +$7.97M +137,910 New
LPU
21
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$6.89M +$7.81M +135,041 New
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.58M +$2.21M +38,186 +54%
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5.47M +$6.16M +106,531 +15,782%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$4.94M -$10.4M -180,459 -65%
PIMJS
25
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$4.13M +$2.52M +43,625 +117%

VXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

141 of the 4,011 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 2017, worth a combined $816M — up 86% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new VXX positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $372M. The largest seller was Passport Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.2M sold.

  • 141 institutional investors held iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 (VXX) as of Q2 2017, up from 131 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $816M of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 stock for Q2 2017, up 86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 positions in Q2 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 buyer in Q2 2017 was Barclays, an estimated $372M added.
  • The largest iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019 seller in Q2 2017 was Passport Capital, an estimated $38.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.