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iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $953M invested in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $565M → $953M (+$388M)

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.19B | Put options by funds: $784M

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 17

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6273 (+11)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.01%1.48% (+0.47%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+17.74%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
29
Increased
22
Reduced
17
Closed
18
Calls
$1.19B
Puts
$784M
Net Calls
+$409M
Net Calls Change
+$450M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
1
Barclays
United Kingdom
$687M +$629M +395,294 +696%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$42M -$31.8M -19,999 -42%
Millennium Management
3
Millennium Management
New York
$29.2M +$10.6M +6,637 +53%
Marshall Wace
4
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$24.7M +$632K +397 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.9M +$4.28M +2,686 +23%
Tiger Global Management
6
Tiger Global Management
New York
$20.9M
ACPU
7
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$15.5M +$1.95M +1,227 +14%
Bank of Montreal
8
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11.9M +$12.4M +7,806 +111,514%
RCIM
9
Russell Clark Investment Management
United Kingdom
$11.1M -$9.79M -6,147 -46%
SA
10
Sicart Associates
New York
$9.93M -$1.82M -1,140 -15%
GGHC
11
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$5.38M -$35K -22 -0.6%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.2M +$3.88M +2,438 +247%
PMAM
13
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.68M +$3.05M +1,914 +164%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$4.64M -$5.75M -3,612 -54%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$3.99M -$2.9M -1,822 -41%
LPU
16
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.95M -$3.3M -2,071 -44%
VIA
17
Vantis Investment Advisers
Florida
$3.71M +$1.13M +708 +41%
HF
18
HRT Financial
New York
$3.52M -$4.32M -2,712 -54%
CC
19
Centiva Capital
New York
$3.4M +$1.61M +1,011 +82%
GLAM
20
Gardner Lewis Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.88M +$3.02M +1,894 New
IA
21
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.48M +$1.04M +655 +67%
AA
22
Altman Advisors
Illinois
$2.25M +$1.28M +802 +118%
BCM
23
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.11M +$1.62M +1,015 +271%
AWM
24
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.95M +$2.04M +1,283 New
SS
25
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$1.95M +$2.04M +1,282 New

VXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

73 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $953M — up 69% from $565M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VXX positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $629M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $44.8M.

  • 73 institutional investors held iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) as of Q3 2019, up from 62 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $953M of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN stock for Q3 2019, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN positions in Q3 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN buyer in Q3 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $629M added.
  • The largest iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN seller in Q3 2019 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $44.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.