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XIV

VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN
XIV

Delisted

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

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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $689M → $1.13B (+$446M)

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 50 (+4)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 17

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
13
Reduced
17
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$271M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$45.1M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$12.1M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$6.62M
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$6.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$43.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$42.3M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$29.9M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$18.1M
5
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$15.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VIA
26
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$772K +$434K +3,750 +750%
JT
27
Jump Trading
Illinois
$672K -$809K -7,000 -58%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$576K +$495K +4,286 New
SPC
29
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$547K +$201K +1,743 +75%
TSS
30
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$478K -$417K -3,608 -50%
CPP
31
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$415K +$351K +3,036 New
FM
32
Forward Management
California
$414K +$26.2K +227 +8%
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
$329K -$1.77M -15,270 -86%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$284K – – –
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$253K +$218K +1,884 New
SC
36
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$229K +$197K +1,700 New
BC
37
Burney Company
Virginia
$223K +$192K +1,659 New
HF
38
HRT Financial
New York
$219K -$112K -970 -37%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$62K -$6.85M -59,216 -99%
CFA
40
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$52K -$3.7K -32 -8%
CA
41
Calton & Associates
Florida
$52K +$42.9K +371 New
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$41K +$34.7K +300 +3,333%
IA
43
IFP Advisors
Florida
$27K -$21.2K -183 -48%
HR
44
Howe & Rusling
New York
$26K +$14.4K +125 +192%
ASN
45
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$26K +$22.5K +195 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
46
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$13.4K – – –
AWA
47
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$7K +$5.67K +49 New
SWP
48
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6K +$4.86K +42 New
Envestnet Asset Management
49
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5K +$4.39K +38 New
NR
50
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$1K -$116 -1 -17%
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XIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

50 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.13B — up 65% from $689M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new XIV positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $271M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $43.4M.

  • 50 institutional investors held VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) as of Q4 2017, up from 46 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN stock for Q4 2017, up 65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN buyer in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $271M added.
  • The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN seller in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $43.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.