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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.8M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 3

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.6M → $98.8M (+$26.1M)

7.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.42%29.62% (+7.2%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.2M | Put options by funds: $18.6M

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2923 (-6)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
23
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-20.69%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
3
Closed
9
Calls
$17.2M
Puts
$18.6M
Net Calls
-$1.41M
Net Calls Change
-$2.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$55.8M +$13.1M +1,019,568 +31%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$18.7M +$9.65M +750,003 +106%
Two Sigma Advisers
3
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$4.9M +$2.35M +182,800 +92%
TH
4
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$4.84M +$4.84M +375,825 New
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$4.82M +$148K +11,533 +3%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$4.6M +$2.08M +161,655 +83%
TRCT
7
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.23M +$2.11M +163,747 +1,652%
Two Sigma Investments
8
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.12M +$808K +62,750 +262%
VKH
9
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$456K -$611K -47,510 -57%
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$452K +$452K +37,684 New
TSS
11
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$399K +$399K +31,021 New
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$166K -$2.66M -206,962 -94%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$127K +$127K +9,845 +27,347%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$103K -$1.16M -90,773 -92%
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8K
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3K
CLOS
17
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$2K
HI
18
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$1K
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1K
WCMN
20
Westchester Capital Management (Nebraska)
Nebraska
$1K
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K +$200 +25 +25%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$8.27M -712,291 Closed
VF
23
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.65M -141,686 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$423K -36,450 Closed
QC
25
QCM Cayman
Texas
-$338K -29,154 Closed

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

23 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $98.8M — up 36% from $72.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FAZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $13.1M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.27M sold.

  • 23 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q3 2015, down from 29 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $98.8M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.1M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $8.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.