Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF
METD
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.31M invested in Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 1
139% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.64M → $6.31M (+$3.67M)
94% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $72.7M
67% more funds holding
Funds holding: 6 → 10 (+4)
9.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.51% → 56.93% (+9.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
+$754K |
| 2 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$645K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$641K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$499K |
| 5 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
+$320K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$458K |
| 2 |
SS
SBI Securities
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$178 |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1.86M | +$645K | +39,785 | +61% |
|
|
GFG
2
Genesis Financial Group
Paramus,
New Jersey
| $911K | +$97.2K | +6,000 | +13% |
|
|
WAM
3
Wakefield Asset Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| $825K | +$754K | +46,537 | New |
|
|
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $778K | +$499K | +30,778 | +235% |
|
|
5
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $701K | +$641K | +39,552 | New |
|
6
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| $376K | +$126K | +7,800 | +58% |
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GS
7
GTS Securities
New York
| $350K | +$320K | +19,744 | New |
|
8
Jane Street
New York
| $323K | +$295K | +18,227 | New |
|
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TSS
9
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| $178K | +$163K | +10,058 | New |
|
|
SS
10
SBI Securities
Tokyo,
Japan
| $35 | -$178 | -11 | -85% |
|
|
11
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$458K | -28,915 | Closed |
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METD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
10 of the 8,141 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF (METD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $6.31M — up 139% from $2.64M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new METD positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wakefield Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $754K. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $458K sold.
- 10 institutional investors held Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF (METD) as of Q1 2026, up from 6 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $6.31M of Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 139% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Wakefield Asset Management, an estimated $754K added.
- The largest Direxion Daily META Bear 1X ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $458K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.