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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $97M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.3M | Put options by funds: $22.2M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3131 (0)

8.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 24.48%16.02% (-8.5%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 12

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $97M (-$48.7M)

Holders
31
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
$24.3M
Puts
$22.2M
Net Calls
+$2.14M
Net Calls Change
+$9.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$25.3M +$6.28M +210,975 +33%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$23.6M +$6.9M +232,058 +41%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$18.8M -$21.7M -728,602 -53%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$5.28M -$19.5M -655,000 -79%
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.1M +$4.05M +136,194 +7,382%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4M -$4.12M -138,457 -51%
VF
7
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.57M +$2.57M +86,465 New
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.14M +$2.14M +71,910 New
CA
9
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.91M -$746K -25,106 -28%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.83M -$161K -5,432 -8%
AC
11
Altus Capital
Ohio
$1.7M -$89.3K -3,000 -5%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.19M +$234K +7,879 +25%
QC
13
QCM Cayman
Texas
$648K +$112K +3,766 +21%
BHA
14
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$602K +$147K +4,950 +32%
VFS
15
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$478K -$130K -4,385 -21%
Nomura Holdings
16
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$471K +$286K +9,613 +154%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$470K -$964K -32,410 -67%
BC
18
BMI Capital
New York
$407K -$2.94K -99 -0.7%
U
19
UBS
Switzerland
$380K +$267K +8,973 +236%
Walleye Trading
20
Walleye Trading
New York
$300K -$5.76M -193,878 -95%
Verition Fund Management
21
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$259K +$259K +8,691 New
TH
22
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$203K -$481K -16,188 -70%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$148K
Barclays
24
Barclays
United Kingdom
$58K +$58K +2,015 New
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46K -$24.8K -845 -35%

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

31 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $97M — down 33% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FAZ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $6.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $21.7M.

  • 31 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q3 2013, unchanged from Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $97M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $6.9M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.