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Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $315M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3438 (+4)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $353M → $315M (-$38.5M)

11.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 106.31%94.93% (-11%)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $189M | Put options by funds: $257M

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
38
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
8
Reduced
12
Closed
7
Calls
$189M
Puts
$257M
Net Calls
-$68.2M
Net Calls Change
+$2.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$238M +$32.3M +1,828,636 +15%
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$20.2M -$5.87M -332,476 -22%
QIM
3
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$9.67M +$9.93M +562,400 New
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.36M +$1.04M +58,624 +14%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.89M -$37.1M -2,098,940 -82%
SCM
6
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.89M +$1.3M +73,360 +48%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.81M +$984K +55,724 +34%
Barclays
8
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.67M -$1.48M -84,016 -35%
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$2.45M +$2.45M +138,872 +4,080%
Walleye Trading
10
Walleye Trading
New York
$2.38M +$2.45M +138,664 New
CA
11
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.23M -$736K -41,684 -24%
PRCM
12
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.79M +$1.84M +104,000 New
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.41M -$495K -28,012 -25%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.2M -$27.6K -1,560 -2%
Nomura Holdings
15
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.14M +$468K +26,500 +67%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$894K +$918K +52,000 New
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$867K
VCAM
18
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$845K +$140K +7,924 +19%
QC
19
QCM Cayman
Texas
$621K -$126K -7,108 -16%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$592K -$16.1K -912 -3%
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$562K
SG Americas Securities
22
SG Americas Securities
New York
$534K -$26.5M -1,499,892 -98%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$468K +$481K +27,220 New
CPSAC
24
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$308K -$97K -5,492 -23%
AWCI
25
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$268K

FAS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

38 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF (FAS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $315M — down 11% from $353M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FAS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $37.1M.

  • 38 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF (FAS) as of Q3 2013, up from 34 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $315M of Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $37.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.