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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3M invested in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.9M | Put options by funds: $18.7M

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2628 (+2)

7.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.69%15.67% (-7%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.1M → $25.3M (-$8.77M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
28
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
0.62%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
$34.9M
Puts
$18.7M
Net Calls
+$16.2M
Net Calls Change
+$6.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.81M -$352K -25,940 -3%
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$4.5M -$10.4M -770,000 -70%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.93M +$370K +27,274 +10%
Simplex Trading
4
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.05M +$2.05M +151,207 New
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.01M -$1.28M -94,669 -56%
Citadel Advisors
6
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$874K -$1.47M -108,278 -63%
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$602K -$1.37M -100,829 -69%
WAM
8
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$601K -$77.3K -5,700 -11%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$531K -$2.15M -158,279 -80%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$373K +$373K +27,500 New
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$292K -$7.45M -549,091 -96%
MMA
12
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$210K +$210K +15,500 New
FCI
13
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$190K +$20.4K +1,500 +12%
HIS
14
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$160K +$160K +15,153 New
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$83K +$64.9K +4,800 +359%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$64K +$64K +4,704 +470,400%
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$24K -$440K -32,291 -95%
LFA
18
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$13K
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K +$15 +1 +0.3%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5K +$5K +348 New
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K
RE
22
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$136
FDCDDQ
23
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$109
Walleye Trading
24
Walleye Trading
New York
-$163K -16,829 Closed
HF
25
HRT Financial
New York
-$113K -11,658 Closed

FAZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

28 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $25.3M — down 26% from $34.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FAZ positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Simplex Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.05M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $10.4M.

  • 28 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) as of Q4 2018, up from 26 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $25.3M of Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $2.05M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.