Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF
SMCZ
7 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.84M invested in Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
316% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $925K → $3.84M (+$2.92M)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3
75% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4 → 7 (+3)
7.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.28% → 21.15% (-7.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$930K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$838K |
| 3 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
+$594K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$402K |
| 5 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$302K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JF
Jump Financial
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$259K |
| 2 |
SG
StoneX Group
New York
|
-$246K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$26.9K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| $1.29M | +$930K | +21,338 | +316% |
|
|
2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $881K | +$838K | +19,214 | New |
|
|
GS
3
GTS Securities
New York
| $625K | +$594K | +13,622 | New |
|
|
4
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $422K | +$402K | +9,210 | New |
|
|
5
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
| $318K | +$302K | +6,935 | New |
|
6
Jane Street
New York
| $298K | +$283K | +6,496 | New |
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $9.95K | +$9.46K | +217 | New |
|
|
JF
8
Jump Financial
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$259K | -4,456 | Closed |
|
|
SG
9
StoneX Group
New York
| – | -$246K | -4,225 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$26.9K | -463 | Closed |
|
SMCZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
7 of the 8,150 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF (SMCZ) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $3.84M — up 316% from $925K a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SMCZ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Optiver Holding, adding an estimated $930K. The largest seller was Jump Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $259K sold.
- 7 institutional investors held Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF (SMCZ) as of Q1 2026, up from 4 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $3.84M of Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 316% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Optiver Holding, an estimated $930K added.
- The largest Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Jump Financial, an estimated $259K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.