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XIV

VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN
XIV

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XIV was delisted on the 15th of February, 2018.

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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $389M invested in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $389M (+$157M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 14

23% less funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 54 (-16)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 29

Holders
54
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-22.86%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
14
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$204M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$91.3M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$27.2M
4
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
+$2.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.68M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
-$40.4M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$25.2M
3
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$18.9M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$16.3M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$10.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$401K – – –
QOP
27
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$335K – – –
YP
28
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$331K -$167K -5,781 -31%
EAM
29
Evanson Asset Management
California
$323K – – –
IA
30
IFP Advisors
Florida
$259K +$289K +10,026 New
PWP
31
Private Wealth Partners
California
$258K -$461K -16,000 -62%
KCM
32
KSA Capital Management
New Jersey
$258K – – –
RC
33
RBF Capital
California
$258K – – –
BCM
34
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$258K +$288K +10,000 New
SS
35
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$214K +$239K +8,288 New
VKH
36
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$203K +$227K +7,879 New
BCM
37
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$194K -$28.8K -1,000 -12%
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$169K -$25.2M -872,931 -99%
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$157K – – –
BA
40
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$101K – – –
TJHA
41
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$77K +$86.5K +3,000 New
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$73K +$14.2K +492 +21%
WAS
43
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$72K +$80.7K +2,800 New
PMAM
44
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$52K +$57.6K +2,000 New
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$47K – – –
VIA
46
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
EMA
47
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$15K +$16.3K +564 New
WA
48
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$10K – – –
TIM
49
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$6K -$5.04K -175 -44%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
50
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$5.16K -$16.3M -564,900 -100%
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XIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

54 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $389M — up 68% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of XIV and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $204M. The largest seller was Cowen Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $40.4M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) as of Q4 2015, down from 70 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $389M of VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN stock for Q4 2015, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN positions in Q4 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN buyer in Q4 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $204M added.
  • The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN seller in Q4 2015 was Cowen Inc, an estimated $40.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.