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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $87M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

59% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.7M | Put options by funds: $6.78M

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.9M → $87M (+$19.1M)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

5.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.22%23.44% (+5.2%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3132 (+1)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
32
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
$10.7M
Puts
$6.78M
Net Calls
+$3.97M
Net Calls Change
+$8.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34.8M +$13.8M +831,744 +66%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12.2M -$1.33M -80,088 -10%
Two Sigma Investments
3
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$10.8M +$10.8M +647,600 New
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$6.3M -$6.43M -386,315 -51%
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5.02M +$998K +59,982 +25%
Deutsche Bank
6
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.48M +$1.52M +91,645 +52%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
7
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.16M +$370K +22,244 +13%
Two Sigma Advisers
8
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.07M +$2.07M +124,400 New
MCM
9
McGlinn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.7M +$33.3K +2,000 +2%
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.41M +$1.22M +73,253 +642%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.13M +$1.13M +67,728 New
QC
12
QCM Cayman
Texas
$1.04M +$127K +7,611 +14%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$606K -$1.44M -86,486 -70%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$533K +$533K +32,047 New
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$359K +$358K +21,504 +42,165%
CT
16
CMT Trading
Illinois
$326K +$326K +19,615 New
Nomura Holdings
17
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$279K -$269K -16,190 -49%
Walleye Trading
18
Walleye Trading
New York
$203K +$106K +6,364 +109%
BC
19
BMI Capital
New York
$194K -$2.7K -162 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$135K +$133K +8,000 +8,000%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$120K +$50K +3,129 +71%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$70K -$29.4K -1,775 -30%
OCM
23
Orrell Capital Management
California
$33K
U
24
UBS
Switzerland
$23K -$70.5K -4,297 -75%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18K +$7.1K +423 +65%

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

32 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $87M — up 28% from $67.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FAZ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $6.43M.

  • 32 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q3 2014, up from 31 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $87M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $6.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.