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Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3M invested in Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 16 (-2)

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.9M → $26.3M (-$11.6M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.8M | Put options by funds: $6.29M

75% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 8

125.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,504.71% → 1,379.67% (-125%)

Holders
16
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
3
Increased
2
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
$2.8M
Puts
$6.29M
Net Calls
-$3.48M
Net Calls Change
-$2.52M

Top Buyers

1
SCM
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$1.6M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$286K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$118K
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$16K
5
FWCM
First Western Capital Management
California
+$8.07K

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.67M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.29M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.58M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.41M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$593K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.8M – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$6.52M -$593K -324,975 -8%
AP
3
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$4.08M -$201K -110,250 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.43M -$1.41M -770,625 -29%
SCM
5
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.59M +$1.6M +879,375 New
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$865K -$3.29M -1,804,875 -79%
TFA
7
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$734K -$7.53K -4,125 -1%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$705K -$4.67M -2,561,175 -87%
FWCM
9
First Western Capital Management
California
$641K +$8.07K +4,425 +1%
CAL
10
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$374K – – –
Millennium Management
11
Millennium Management
New York
$284K +$286K +156,600 New
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$118K +$118K +64,875 New
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$78K -$304K -166,500 -79%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27K -$159K -87,300 -85%
Simplex Trading
15
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$22K +$16K +8,775 +225%
VF
16
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$2.58M -1,434,075 Closed
BHA
17
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
– -$414K -230,175 Closed
TSS
18
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$288K -159,975 Closed
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$65K -36,000 Closed
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
– -$6K -3,450 Closed

SOXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

16 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $26.3M — down 31% from $37.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of SOXL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.

The largest buyer was Seamans Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.6M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $4.67M.

  • 16 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) as of Q1 2015, down from 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $26.3M of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Seamans Capital Management, an estimated $1.6M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.