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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
NR
51
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$5K +$5.76K +200 New
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2K -$1.56K -54 -36%
GI
53
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K +$576 +20 New
TRCT
54
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$778 +27 New
CI
55
Cowen Inc
New York
– -$40.4M -1,658,200 Closed
JGC
56
J. Goldman & Co
New York
– -$7.55M -310,150 Closed
COC
57
Commonwealth Opportunity Capital
California
– -$5.16M -212,000 Closed
OCM
58
Oaktree Capital Management
California
– -$4.87M -200,000 Closed
FRM
59
Fore Research & Management
New York
– -$3.41M -140,000 Closed
Millennium Management
60
Millennium Management
New York
– -$2.69M -110,364 Closed
VV
61
Valentine Ventures
Oregon
– -$3.69M -98,420 Closed
Barclays
62
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$2.05M -85,301 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
63
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.87M -76,623 Closed
WMSA
64
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$1.34M -55,000 Closed
MAMNY
65
Marathon Asset Management (New York)
New York
– -$1.22M -50,000 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
66
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$974K -40,000 Closed
CT
67
CMT Trading
Illinois
– -$516K -21,191 Closed
EDRH
68
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
– -$435K -17,884 Closed
GPCM
69
Granite Point Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$414K -17,000 Closed
TSS
70
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$393K -16,120 Closed
IB
71
Intrust Bank
Kansas
– -$374K -15,340 Closed
FEG
72
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
– -$369K -15,162 Closed
BF
73
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$269K -11,040 Closed
CA
74
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$255K -10,492 Closed
NFA
75
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$225K -9,250 Closed
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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.