Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF
FAZ was delisted on the 31st of July, 2026.
21 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.1M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
350% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 2
52% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.78M | Put options by funds: $5.79M
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.8M → $37.1M (+$9.36M)
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 21 (+1)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.04% → 0.06% (+0.02%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$8.45M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$3.25M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.7M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.3M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$905K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.92M |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$146K |
| 3 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
-$88.4K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$31.2K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$10.4K |
FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
21 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $37.1M — up 34% from $27.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FAZ positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $8.45M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.92M sold.
- 21 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q4 2017, up from 20 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $37.1M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $8.45M added.
- The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $2.92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.