FNY Investment Advisers LLC Invests $46,000 in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF $VIXY

FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (BATS:VIXY) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 75,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,770,000 after purchasing an additional 25,000 shares during the last quarter. Eschler Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in the 1st quarter worth $686,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in the 1st quarter worth $784,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF during the first quarter worth about $1,090,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its stake in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF by 61.0% in the first quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 28,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,451,000 after acquiring an additional 10,937 shares during the period.

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Price Performance

BATS:VIXY opened at $32.57 on Friday. ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF has a 1 year low of $40.22 and a 1 year high of $90.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.30.

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Company Profile

The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures index. The fund tracks an index with exposure to futures contracts on the CBOE Volatility Index with average one-month maturity. Exposure resets daily. VIXY was launched on Jan 3, 2011 and is managed by ProShares.