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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

22 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98.8M → $108M (+$9.19M)

4.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.62%34.58% (+5%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2322 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.7M | Put options by funds: $69.3M

93% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
22
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
0.58%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
1
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
$47.7M
Puts
$69.3M
Net Calls
-$21.5M
Net Calls Change
-$20.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$41.8M -$137M -3,329,855 -77%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$38.2M -$21.8M -528,302 -36%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.02M +$7.49M +181,809 +1,409%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.65M +$5.65M +137,121 New
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$3.86M -$11.6M -281,055 -75%
Two Sigma Advisers
6
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.81M -$12.9M -312,425 -82%
TH
7
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.48M -$13M -315,579 -84%
TRCT
8
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.4M -$5.75M -139,586 -80%
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.12M +$1.12M +27,275 New
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$985K -$473K -11,502 -32%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$960K -$13.8M -334,271 -93%
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$335K +$335K +8,138 New
Walleye Trading
13
Walleye Trading
New York
$277K +$277K +6,733 New
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$26K +$26K +625 New
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K -$18.1K -458 -75%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5K -$3K -75 -38%
HI
17
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$1K -$3.31K -106 -77%
CLOS
18
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1K -$3.03K -94 -75%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K -$3.03K -94 -75%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1K -$3K -75 -75%
Two Sigma Investments
21
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$1.12M -86,700 Closed
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$404K -37,684 Closed
TSS
23
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$399K -31,021 Closed
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$127K -9,881 Closed
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$103K -8,034 Closed

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

22 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $108M — up 9.3% from $98.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of FAZ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $7.49M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $137M.

  • 22 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q4 2015, down from 23 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $108M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $7.49M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.