Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
NUGT
42 hedge funds and large institutions have $82.4M invested in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
204% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $62.2M | Capital outflows: $20.5M
2.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 7.28% → 9.87% (+2.6%)
3% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $85.5M | Put options by funds: $88.1M
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 42 (-11)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 15
55% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 20
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$22.4M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$21.4M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$7.21M |
| 4 |
CCM
Capstone Capital Management
Hong Kong,
|
+$3.5M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JF
Jump Financial
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.88M |
| 2 |
GS
GTS Securities
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.08M |
| 3 |
Belvedere Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.91M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$1.8M |
| 5 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$1.59M |
NUGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
42 of the 8,352 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $82.4M — down 1.1% from $83.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of NUGT and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.
The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.4M. The largest seller was Jump Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.88M sold.
- 42 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (NUGT) as of Q2 2026, down from 53 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $82.4M of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF stock for Q2 2026, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 20 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $22.4M added.
- The largest Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF seller in Q2 2026 was Jump Financial, an estimated $2.88M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.