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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $66.7M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 9

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.9M → $66.7M (+$5.88M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.55%23.49% (-0.06%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3332 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.99M | Put options by funds: $11.3M

Holders
32
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
10
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
$8.99M
Puts
$11.3M
Net Calls
-$2.33M
Net Calls Change
-$2.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34.9M +$8.43M +681,261 +32%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$10.1M +$3.14M +253,298 +45%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$4.53M +$34.9K +2,821 +0.8%
TRCT
4
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3M +$1.25M +100,735 +71%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.56M -$660K -53,352 -21%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$1.63M +$1.63M +131,934 New
Two Sigma Advisers
7
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.45M -$656K -53,000 -31%
TH
8
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.38M +$62.4K +5,041 +5%
QC
9
QCM Cayman
Texas
$1.27M -$26.9K -2,177 -2%
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.03M -$195K -15,774 -16%
AC
11
Altus Capital
Ohio
$874K +$378K +30,500 +76%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$779K +$691K +55,790 +790%
VF
13
Virtu Financial
New York
$706K -$3.78M -305,285 -84%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$511K -$178K -14,404 -26%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$451K +$451K +36,450 New
CT
16
CMT Trading
Illinois
$358K -$53.6K -4,326 -13%
Two Sigma Investments
17
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$312K +$312K +25,200 New
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$310K -$56.9K -4,593 -16%
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$194K +$194K +15,700 New
JT
20
Jump Trading
Illinois
$138K +$138K +11,181 New
JWA
21
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$136K +$12.4K +1,000 +10%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$48K +$7.94K +635 +20%
Walleye Trading
23
Walleye Trading
New York
$32K +$32K +2,592 New
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$28K -$12.2K -1,000 -30%
US Bancorp
25
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8K

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

32 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $66.7M — up 9.7% from $60.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of FAZ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $8.43M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $3.78M.

  • 32 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q1 2015, down from 33 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $66.7M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.43M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.