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

114 hedge funds and large institutions have $415M invested in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 25

1.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.71%2.49% (+1.8%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 43

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 117114 (-3)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $596M → $415M (-$180M)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $735M | Put options by funds: $1.14B

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
114
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
40
Increased
40
Reduced
25
Closed
43
Calls
$735M
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
-$409M
Net Calls Change
-$477M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$82.1M -$3.72M -6,250 -3%
Barclays
2
Barclays
United Kingdom
$79.5M +$27.9M +46,887 +38%
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$54.8M +$69.3M +116,255 New
Two Sigma Investments
4
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$28.1M +$35.5M +59,597 New
COLIM
5
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$11.9M +$15.1M +25,284 New
Millennium Management
6
Millennium Management
New York
$11.2M -$22.5M -37,771 -61%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
7
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$8.35M -$6.18M -10,376 -37%
KAS
8
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$6.96M +$1.77M +2,966 +25%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.77M +$268K +449 +4%
SM
10
Sabby Management
Florida
$5.62M +$2.21M +3,710 +45%
LPU
11
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$5.46M +$1.21M +2,037 +21%
Optiver Holding
12
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$5.3M +$6.7M +11,239 New
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.12M -$23.5M -39,510 -78%
RC
14
RBF Capital
California
$4.8M +$6.07M +10,181 New
PCWA
15
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors
California
$4.78M +$6.05M +10,148 New
SA
16
Sicart Associates
New York
$4.72M -$2.43M -4,076 -29%
JG
17
Jefferies Group
New York
$4.3M +$523K +878 +11%
LM
18
Luminus Management
Texas
$4.07M -$5.87M -9,849 -53%
RIA
19
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$4.05M -$168K -282 -3%
Simplex Trading
20
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$4.03M -$8.41M -14,106 -62%
ZCA
21
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.7M +$18.5K +31 +0.4%
FTUS
22
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.55M +$4.49M +7,530 New
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.48M +$4.38M +7,358 +43,282%
SG Americas Securities
24
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.01M +$2.78M +4,672 +272%
Verition Fund Management
25
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.96M +$3.74M +6,283 New

VXX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

114 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $415M — down 30% from $596M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of VXX and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $69.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $23.5M.

  • 114 institutional investors held iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) as of Q2 2021, down from 117 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $415M of iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN stock for Q2 2021, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN positions in Q2 2021 and 43 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN buyer in Q2 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $69.3M added.
  • The largest iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN seller in Q2 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $23.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.