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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.7M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.4M → $46.7M (+$25.3M)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 6

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.3M | Put options by funds: $78.4M

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 35 (+2)

1.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.09% → 1.84% (+1.7%)

Holders
35
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
8
Reduced
6
Closed
14
Calls
$94.3M
Puts
$78.4M
Net Calls
+$15.9M
Net Calls Change
+$31.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$15.5M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$12M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.29M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.04M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.81M
2
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
-$1.37M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$481K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$277K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$274K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CP
26
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
RFA
27
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K +$2.4K +19 New
AIA
28
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$2K +$2.66K +21 New
Bank of Montreal
29
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$3.16K +25 New
CFG
30
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$2K +$3.16K +25 New
CLOS
31
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1K – – –
First Manhattan
32
First Manhattan
New York
$1K – – –
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$4.81M -41,647 Closed
USGIU
34
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
– -$1.37M -11,875 Closed
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$481K -4,135 Closed
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$268K -2,322 Closed
ZA
37
Zazove Associates
Nevada
– -$173K -1,500 Closed
TSS
38
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$127K -1,095 Closed
WS
39
Wedbush Securities
California
– -$116K -1,000 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
40
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$122K -961 Closed
LYV
41
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
– -$101K -875 Closed
Walleye Trading
42
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$107K -849 Closed
SI
43
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$83K -716 Closed
Simplex Trading
44
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$61K -534 Closed
SG Americas Securities
45
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$42K -368 Closed
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$4K -37 Closed
NHFG
47
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
– +$126 +1 New
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
– +$632 +5 New
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NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $46.7M — up 118% from $21.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new NUGT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.81M sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q4 2015, up from 33 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $46.7M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 118% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.