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Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $228M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103M → $228M (+$125M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

34.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.52%71.19% (+35%)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4243 (+1)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $292M | Put options by funds: $326M

Holders
43
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
9
Increased
13
Reduced
9
Closed
8
Calls
$292M
Puts
$326M
Net Calls
-$33.5M
Net Calls Change
+$28.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$106M +$92.8M +3,619,124 +703%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$29.2M +$26.3M +1,027,756 +979%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19M +$1.87M +72,992 +11%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$14.7M +$103K +4,000 +0.7%
BFG
5
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$11.9M -$242K -9,440 -2%
VCAM
6
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$7.19M -$103K -4,000 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.23M -$6.73M -262,532 -56%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.44M +$1.52M +59,236 +52%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.63M +$3.62M +141,068 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.47M -$221K -8,612 -6%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.73M +$492K +19,204 +22%
Barclays
12
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.46M +$1.83M +71,508 +284%
WAM
13
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.05M +$1.64M +64,040 +411%
Walleye Trading
14
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.75M -$1.02M -39,964 -37%
HT
15
HAP Trading
New York
$1.54M +$1.54M +60,000 New
GA
16
GFS Advisors
Texas
$1.37M
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$1.29M
U
18
UBS
Switzerland
$1.29M +$572K +22,328 +80%
QC
19
QCM Cayman
Texas
$1.1M +$116K +4,516 +12%
TRCT
20
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.07M +$1.07M +41,560 New
CPSAC
21
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$1.07M +$172K +6,700 +19%
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$838K
BHA
23
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$739K +$505K +19,700 +219%
TH
24
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$379K +$377K +14,720 New
CT
25
CMT Trading
Illinois
$329K +$327K +12,764 New

FAS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

43 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF (FAS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $228M — up 121% from $103M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FAS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $6.73M.

  • 43 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF (FAS) as of Q3 2014, up from 42 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $228M of Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 121% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $92.8M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.