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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $47M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.38%14.57% (-3.8%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3429 (-5)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 10

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.8M → $47M (-$19.8M)

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.4M | Put options by funds: $46.4M

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
29
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-14.71%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
10
Closed
10
Calls
$28.4M
Puts
$46.4M
Net Calls
-$18M
Net Calls Change
+$29.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$18.3M -$3.04M -95,648 -14%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$5.22M -$4.77M -150,000 -48%
Two Sigma Investments
3
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.34M +$3.97M +124,730 +1,057%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.08M -$165K -5,184 -4%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$2.89M
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.41M +$2.41M +75,749 New
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$2.35M -$165K -5,188 -7%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.11M +$1.23M +38,678 +140%
Two Sigma Advisers
9
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.76M +$1.29M +40,500 +272%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$736K +$736K +23,115 New
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$635K -$640K -20,080 -50%
TH
12
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$482K -$7.4M -232,365 -94%
TSS
13
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$387K +$193K +6,077 +100%
VKH
14
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$362K +$148K +4,633 +69%
CA
15
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$305K +$305K +9,596 New
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$247K +$25.4K +800 +11%
Walleye Trading
17
Walleye Trading
New York
$122K -$194K -6,100 -61%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$86K +$13.1K +414 +18%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$85K -$306K -9,637 -78%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$40K
SEI Investments
21
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$12K +$12K +377 New
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K +$308 +10 +4%
US Bancorp
23
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K
FANJ
24
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$3K -$3K -100 -50%
FTUS
25
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3K +$3K +100 New

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

29 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $47M — down 30% from $66.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FAZ and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $3.97M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $7.4M.

  • 29 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q3 2016, down from 34 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $47M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $3.97M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Timber Hill, an estimated $7.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.