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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.4M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 7

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.22%0.1% (-0.11%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3834 (-4)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $53.6M

49% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.7M → $30.4M (-$29.3M)

Holders
34
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
7
Closed
12
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$53.6M
Net Calls
-$21.8M
Net Calls Change
-$3.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12.7M +$17.2M +30,000 +839%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.6M -$747K -1,305 -12%
CA
3
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.28M +$112K +195 +3%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.2M +$2.26M +3,952 +210%
USGIU
5
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$2.19M +$251K +438 +8%
TH
6
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.47M +$1.92M +3,355 +610%
FTUS
7
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.06M +$1.34M +2,338 +489%
Simplex Trading
8
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$743K +$1.13M +1,973 New
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$568K -$1.23M -2,145 -58%
ZA
10
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$565K
Creative Planning
11
Creative Planning
Kansas
$481K +$215K +375 +42%
ST
12
Spot Trading
Illinois
$447K +$616K +1,075 +960%
Walleye Trading
13
Walleye Trading
New York
$308K +$359K +627 +330%
BRWA
14
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$289K +$126K +220 +40%
WS
15
Wedbush Securities
California
$283K +$286K +500 +200%
BHA
16
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$237K +$360K +629 New
QC
17
QCM Cayman
Texas
$221K +$336K +587 New
HCMT
18
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$220K
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$219K +$333K +581 New
WA
20
WFG Advisors
Texas
$104K +$53.3K +93 +51%
SI
21
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$102K +$155K +270 New
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$75K +$43.5K +76 +61%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43K -$186K -325 -74%
FANJ
24
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$11K +$17.2K +30 New
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$9K -$143K -250 -91%

NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

34 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $30.4M — down 49% from $59.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of NUGT and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $17.2M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.9M sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q1 2015, down from 38 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $30.4M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $17.2M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $31.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.