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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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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $566M invested in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $389M → $566M (+$177M)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 48 (-6)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
48
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
15
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
21
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$109M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$48.4M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$13.4M
4
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
+$4.73M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HP
Hound Partners
New York
-$15.4M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$8.85M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.7M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$5.83M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$4.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$325K +$258K +12,555 New
SIC
27
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$282K +$225K +10,912 New
YP
28
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$265K -$53.1K -2,578 -20%
RC
29
RBF Capital
California
$259K – – –
JGC
30
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$259K +$206K +10,000 New
PP
31
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$259K +$206K +10,000 New
KCM
32
KSA Capital Management
New Jersey
$258K – – –
CLOS
33
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$242K +$193K +9,360 New
RIL
34
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$223K +$177K +8,600 New
BCM
35
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$194K – – –
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$158K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$145K +$56.6K +2,748 +96%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$107K +$85.3K +4,145 New
TJHA
39
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$78K – – –
Walleye Trading
40
Walleye Trading
New York
$78K +$61.7K +3,000 New
WAS
41
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$72.5K – – –
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$47K – – –
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$33K -$404K -19,621 -94%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$29K -$112K -5,445 -83%
AIM
45
Assured Investment Management
New York
$14K -$1.92M -93,216 -99%
WA
46
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$10K – – –
NR
47
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$8K +$2.63K +128 +64%
TIM
48
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$6K – – –
HP
49
Hound Partners
New York
– -$15.4M -595,132 Closed
VF
50
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$8.85M -342,910 Closed
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XIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

48 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $566M — up 45% from $389M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of XIV and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $109M. The largest seller was Hound Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) as of Q1 2016, down from 54 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $566M of VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN stock for Q1 2016, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN positions in Q1 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $109M added.
  • The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN seller in Q1 2016 was Hound Partners, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.