Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF
DFEN
20 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.8M invested in Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.7M → $15.8M (+$3.08M)
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.29M | Put options by funds: $1.87M
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 20 (+1)
2.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 7.62% → 10.26% (+2.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$1.54M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.28M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.01M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$767K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$427K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$707K |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$513K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$444K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$340K |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$124K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$19.8K | -742 | Closed |
|
27
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$5.33K | -200 | Closed |
|
28
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.45K | -54 | Closed |
|
DFEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review
20 of the 6,925 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF (DFEN) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $15.8M — up 24% from $12.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new DFEN positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HRT Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.54M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $707K sold.
- 20 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF (DFEN) as of Q2 2024, up from 19 in Q1 2024.
- Funds reported $15.8M of Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF stock for Q2 2024, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was HRT Financial, an estimated $1.54M added.
- The largest Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $707K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.