Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Buys New Position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF $VIXY

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (BATS:VIXY) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 20,074 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $648,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. owned about 0.58% of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised 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 valued at $3,770,000 after purchasing an additional 25,000 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Verity Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF by 100.0% in the second quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 20,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in the second quarter worth $253,000.

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIXY opened at $27.30 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $26.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.52. ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF has a 1-year low of $24.81 and a 1-year high of $89.14.

About ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

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.