Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF
DFEN
12 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12M invested in Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1
50% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 12 (+4)
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $605K | Put options by funds: $452K
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.81% → 5.12% (+0.31%)
39% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.46M → $2.12M (-$1.34M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$600K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$435K |
| 3 |
TCM
Traynor Capital Management
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$273K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$41.9K |
| 5 |
JWA
JFS Wealth Advisors
Hermitage,
Pennsylvania
|
+$21.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$444K |
| 2 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$333K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15.2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
1
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $693K | +$600K | +13,835 | +145% |
|
|
2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $391K | -$444K | -10,238 | -44% |
|
|
TCM
3
Traynor Capital Management
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
| $349K | +$273K | +6,296 | +115% |
|
|
4
Jane Street
New York
| $297K | +$435K | +10,030 | New |
|
|
TPWA
5
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Salem,
Oregon
| $201K | +$13.3K | +306 | +5% |
|
|
GI
6
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| $82K | – | – | – |
|
|
BCM
7
Brasada Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
| $44K | – | – | – |
|
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $29K | +$41.9K | +965 | New |
|
|
JWA
9
JFS Wealth Advisors
Hermitage,
Pennsylvania
| $15K | +$21.7K | +500 | New |
|
|
10
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $13K | -$15.2K | -351 | -44% |
|
|
CG
11
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $8K | +$13K | +300 | New |
|
|
12
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$333K | -5,322 | Closed |
|
13
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$43 | +1 | New |
|
DFEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
12 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF (DFEN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.12M — down 39% from $3.46M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new DFEN positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $600K. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $444K.
- 12 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF (DFEN) as of Q4 2018, up from 8 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.12M of Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $600K added.
- The largest Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $444K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.