Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF
DFEN
21 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8M invested in Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
159% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.35M | Put options by funds: $2.07M
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 4
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 9.09% → 8.55% (-0.54%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 23 → 21 (-2)
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.3M → $13.8M (-$3.57M)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
Traynor Capital Management
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.24M |
| 2 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$745K |
| 3 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$641K |
| 4 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$389K |
| 5 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
+$307K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.17M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$715K |
| 3 |
GC
GFG Capital
Miami,
Florida
|
-$438K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$299K |
| 5 |
BC
Burney Company
Reston,
Virginia
|
-$238K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
26
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$299K | -8,394 | Closed |
|
|
BC
27
Burney Company
Reston,
Virginia
| – | -$238K | -6,668 | Closed |
|
|
EFA
28
Edge Financial Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
| – | -$223K | -6,242 | Closed |
|
|
VCP
29
Verus Capital Partners
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$215K | -6,042 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$108K | -3,036 | Closed |
|
31
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$108K | -3,035 | Closed |
|
32
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$1.07K | -30 | Closed |
|
DFEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
21 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF (DFEN) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $13.8M — down 21% from $17.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of DFEN and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Traynor Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.17M sold.
- 21 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF (DFEN) as of Q4 2024, down from 23 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $13.8M of Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Traynor Capital Management, an estimated $1.24M added.
- The largest Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.