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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.7M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 6

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.6M → $28.7M (+$10.1M)

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $252M | Put options by funds: $164M

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 40 (+1)

0.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.31% → 0.42% (+0.11%)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
11
Reduced
6
Closed
10
Calls
$252M
Puts
$164M
Net Calls
+$87.7M
Net Calls Change
+$7.83M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.49M
2
CG
Cutler Group
California
+$3.6M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.55M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.28M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$2.34M
2
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$1.98M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.33M
4
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
-$903K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$866K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
26
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10K +$9.03K +60 +3,000%
HS
27
Horan Securities
United States
$9K -$4.51K -30 -38%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
28
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$8K – – –
SWM
29
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$7K +$6.77K +45 New
TCM
30
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$6K – – –
MCM
31
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$5K +$4.66K +31 New
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3K -$80.6K -536 -97%
ASN
33
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2K – – –
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$2.41K +16 New
RE
35
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$1.3K – – –
FFC
36
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$1K – – –
IA
37
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
PS
38
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$1K +$1.05K +7 New
EIM
39
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$2.34M -14,678 Closed
ACM
40
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$1.98M -12,425 Closed
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$866K -5,753 Closed
ID
42
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$360K -2,260 Closed
CA
43
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$347K -2,182 Closed
Simplex Trading
44
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$305K -1,918 Closed
FMA
45
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
– -$48.1K -320 Closed
LCM
46
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
– -$29K -180 Closed
BF
47
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$18K -110 Closed
RFA
48
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
– -$7K -45 Closed
RFC
49
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
– +$150 +1 New
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NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

40 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $28.7M — up 54% from $18.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new NUGT positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was Essex Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.34M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q4 2017, up from 39 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $28.7M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.49M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Essex Investment Management, an estimated $2.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.