Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF
AAPU
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.2M invested in Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
171% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $3.98M
1.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.55% → 7.17% (-1.4%)
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 22 (-3)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.1M → $10.2M (-$2.9M)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11
56% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$767K |
| 2 |
XT
XTX Topco
George Town,
Cayman Islands
|
+$767K |
| 3 |
Belvedere Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$498K |
| 4 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
+$321K |
| 5 |
LFG
Larson Financial Group
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$165K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$917K |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$468K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$337K |
| 4 |
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$332K |
| 5 |
SG
StoneX Group
New York
|
-$319K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIAG
26
Safeguard Investment Advisory Group
Corona,
California
| – | -$228K | -6,786 | Closed |
|
|
HF
27
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$208K | -6,222 | Closed |
|
|
SHF
28
Safe Harbor Fiduciary
Pensacola,
Florida
| – | -$141K | -4,189 | Closed |
|
|
CJ
29
Caitlin John
Brighton,
Michigan
| – | -$23.5K | -700 | Closed |
|
|
HWP
30
Highline Wealth Partners
Sherman Oaks,
California
| – | -$23.5K | -700 | Closed |
|
31
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$7.52K | -224 | Closed |
|
32
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$718 | -21 | Closed |
|
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$336 | -10 | Closed |
|
AAPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
22 of the 8,127 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF (AAPU) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $10.2M — down 22% from $13.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of AAPU and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $767K. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $917K sold.
- 22 institutional investors held Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF (AAPU) as of Q1 2026, down from 25 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $10.2M of Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $767K added.
- The largest Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF seller in Q1 2026 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $917K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.