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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.1M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $57.7M

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 8

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.5M → $44.1M (+$3.62M)

1.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.51% → 4.91% (+1.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 45 (-3)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
45
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.79%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
10
Reduced
8
Closed
15
Calls
$118M
Puts
$57.7M
Net Calls
+$60.1M
Net Calls Change
-$3.99M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.73M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$6.61M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.33M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$3.58M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
-$3.66M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.08M
3
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
-$2.75M
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$2.25M
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
26
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$27K +$29.7K +486 New
NFSG
27
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$26K – – –
SFS
28
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$24K – – –
HS
29
Horan Securities
United States
$14K – – –
FHA
30
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$14K +$15.9K +260 New
NSIM
31
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$11K – – –
GWM
32
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K – – –
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8K +$61 +1 +0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7K – – –
CWC
35
Carolinas Wealth Consulting
North Carolina
$6K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$11.7K -192 -66%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
37
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3K – – –
MF
38
Manchester Financial
California
$3K +$3.05K +50 New
CTC
39
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$2K – – –
SBL
40
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$2K – – –
BWA
41
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1K +$611 +10 New
HI
42
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.59K +26 New
RE
43
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$218 – – –
USGIU
44
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
– -$2.75M -39,600 Closed
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$2.25M -32,361 Closed
Simplex Trading
46
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1.37M -22,494 -41%
TCM
47
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$988K -14,238 Closed
SCA
48
Sassicaia Capital Advisers
New York
– -$694K -10,000 Closed
EWA
49
Encompass Wealth Advisors
Oregon
– -$422K -6,080 Closed
FTUS
50
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$390K -5,616 Closed
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NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

45 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $44.1M — up 8.9% from $40.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of NUGT and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $8.73M. The largest seller was Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, cutting an estimated $3.66M.

  • 45 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q1 2021, down from 48 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $44.1M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.73M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, an estimated $3.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.