VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN
XIV was delisted on the 15th of February, 2018.
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $325M invested in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
600% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 7 (+6)
343% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 7
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 4
111% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $154M → $325M (+$171M)
77% more funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 53 (+23)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$42.7M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$27M |
| 3 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$22.4M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$20.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$11.5M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.69M |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$1.26M |
| 4 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$818K |
| 5 |
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
|
-$765K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WA
51
WealthTrust-Arizona
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $7K | +$8.23K | +235 | New |
|
|
BRWA
52
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| $3 | +$3.71K | +106 | New |
|
|
IG
53
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| – | -$11.5M | -300,000 | Closed |
|
|
54
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$2.69M | -70,376 | Closed |
|
|
55
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$1.26M | -32,865 | Closed |
|
|
CA
56
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
| – | -$818K | -21,375 | Closed |
|
|
JGC
57
J. Goldman & Co
New York
| – | -$765K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
DFIM
58
Detwiler Fenton Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$257K | -6,714 | Closed |
|
59
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$115K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
60
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$35 | +1 | New |
|
XIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
53 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $325M — up 111% from $154M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new XIV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was ING Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.5M sold.
- 53 institutional investors held VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) as of Q4 2014, up from 30 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $325M of VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN stock for Q4 2014, up 111% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN positions in Q4 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN buyer in Q4 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $42.7M added.
- The largest VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN seller in Q4 2014 was ING Group, an estimated $11.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.