Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
SOXL
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.6M invested in Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
52% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51M | Put options by funds: $33.6M
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5
1.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.15% → 73.73% (-1.4%)
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 23 (-3)
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.5M → $24.6M (-$7.92M)
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$6.33M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.87M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$3.78M |
| 4 |
TCM
Traynor Capital Management
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.89M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$5.12M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.49M |
| 3 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$1.8M |
| 4 |
XS
XR Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$785K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$509K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TSS
26
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$249K | -24,165 | Closed |
|
27
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$238K | -23,100 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
28
Brasada Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$155K | -15,000 | Closed |
|
|
PWAG
29
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$96K | -9,345 | Closed |
|
30
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$6.74K | -975 | -94% |
|
|
SIAP
31
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$5K | -450 | Closed |
|
|
TPWA
32
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Salem,
Oregon
| – | -$3.1K | -300 | Closed |
|
33
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$104 | +15 | New |
|
SOXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
23 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $24.6M — down 24% from $32.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of SOXL and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $6.33M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.12M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) as of Q4 2018, down from 26 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $24.6M of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $6.33M added.
- The largest Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.