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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.5M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $214M | Put options by funds: $140M

0.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.1%0.27% (+0.16%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 12

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4838 (-10)

48% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34M → $17.5M (-$16.4M)

53% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
38
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-20.83%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
11
Reduced
12
Closed
17
Calls
$214M
Puts
$140M
Net Calls
+$73.9M
Net Calls Change
+$46.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.5M +$2.27M +13,129 +390%
Barclays
2
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.26M +$2.49M +14,374 +2,517%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.99M -$3.69M -21,284 -62%
EIM
4
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.98M -$1.43M -8,232 -39%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$1.58M +$1.18M +6,829 +187%
CG
6
Cutler Group
California
$1.48M +$1.65M +9,512 +3,422%
Creative Planning
7
Creative Planning
Kansas
$850K -$54.8K -316 -5%
CA
8
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$695K -$8.66K -50 -1%
HighTower Advisors
9
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$498K +$569K +3,283 New
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$463K +$530K +3,060 New
TSS
11
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$462K +$31.5K +182 +6%
TMC
12
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$348K +$225K +1,298 +130%
BOTW
13
Bank of the West
California
$340K
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$322K -$1.07M -6,179 -74%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$288K +$31.2K +180 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$274K +$135K +779 +76%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$267K -$2.51M -14,496 -89%
FTUS
18
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$207K -$1.71M -9,888 -88%
TRCT
19
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$192K +$216K +1,244 +4,976%
JAM
20
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$182K +$208K +1,200 New
EDRH
21
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$151K +$86.6K +500 +100%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$85K +$71.2K +411 +280%
HCM
23
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$30K
OIA
24
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$20K +$22.5K +130 New
FDCDDQ
25
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$17.6K -$78.8K -455 -80%

NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

38 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $17.5M — down 48% from $34M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of NUGT and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $2.49M. The largest seller was Citigroup, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.54M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q2 2017, down from 48 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $17.5M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Barclays, an estimated $2.49M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $8.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.