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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $86M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.2M → $86M (+$18.8M)

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $197M | Put options by funds: $172M

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.02% → 1.4% (+0.38%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 44 (-1)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
44
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
6
Reduced
15
Closed
14
Calls
$197M
Puts
$172M
Net Calls
+$24.6M
Net Calls Change
-$55.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$38.5M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$5.39M
3
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$3.41M
4
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$3.31M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
+$2.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$15M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.57M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.98M
4
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
-$2.13M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SV
26
Stilwell Value
New York
$139K +$171K +1,000 New
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$124K +$152K +892 New
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$96K -$1.71M -10,000 -94%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$93K -$41.6K -244 -27%
Walleye Trading
30
Walleye Trading
New York
$79K +$96.7K +567 New
HCM
31
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$28K – – –
WAM
32
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$25K – – –
HS
33
Horan Securities
United States
$22K – – –
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
35
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$7K – – –
GRP
36
Global Retirement Partners
California
$7K +$8.53K +50 New
CTC
37
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6K – – –
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$6K +$6.82K +40 New
TCM
39
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$4K -$1.71K -10 -28%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
GWMIA
41
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1K – – –
SCA
42
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$1K – – –
RE
43
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$669 -$68.2K -400 -99%
XS
44
XR Securities
Illinois
– -$2.13M -15,569 Closed
MA
45
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$1.16M -8,444 Closed
TSS
46
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$609K -4,437 Closed
G
47
Gainplan
Michigan
– -$411K -3,000 Closed
DWM
48
Dorchester Wealth Management
Quebec, Canada
– -$206K -1,500 Closed
CYG
49
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
– -$36K -260 Closed
FDCDDQ
50
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
– -$27.4K -200 Closed
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NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

44 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $86M — up 28% from $67.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of NUGT and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $38.5M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $15M.

  • 44 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q3 2019, down from 45 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $86M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $38.5M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.