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Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $252M invested in Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 23

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 24

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114119 (+5)

1.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.99%3.65% (-1.3%)

46% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $469M → $252M (-$218M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $520M

Holders
119
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.39%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
32
Increased
47
Reduced
23
Closed
24
Calls
$244M
Puts
$520M
Net Calls
-$276M
Net Calls Change
-$116M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
1
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$53.8M -$38.7M -1,529,753 -31%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$38.6M +$6.02M +238,247 +11%
SS
3
SBI Securities
Japan
$18.2M +$3.73M +147,588 +15%
Simplex Trading
4
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$14.1M -$2.97M -117,614 -12%
TCM
5
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$13.8M +$4.68M +184,937 +27%
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$13.4M +$21.4M +846,889 +44,904%
Wolverine Trading
7
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$8.69M +$7.84M +310,118 +134%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.4M -$6.43M -254,319 -33%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
9
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.97M +$5.06M +200,000 +67%
Group One Trading
10
Group One Trading
Illinois
$7.73M +$6.91M +273,274 +129%
Optiver Holding
11
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$5.43M +$8.65M +342,201 New
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$4.85M +$7.69M +304,147 New
MG
13
Marex Group
$4.79M +$4.41M +174,457 +139%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
14
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$4.27M +$5.19M +205,136 +328%
WWM
15
Westwood Wealth Management
California
$3.69M +$70.8K +2,800 +1%
SWM
16
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.14M +$4.95M +195,814 +14,970%
IMC Chicago
17
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$2.34M +$1.68M +66,606 +83%
Belvedere Trading
18
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
$2.04M +$3.23M +127,895 New
Squarepoint
19
Squarepoint
New York
$1.97M -$8.43M -333,216 -73%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$1.94M +$2.62M +103,583 +580%
MFG
21
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$1.66M +$1.5M +59,195 +132%
XT
22
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$1.66M +$2.07M +81,771 +370%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.59M +$2.12M +83,706 +532%
HCM
24
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$1.58M +$7.59K +300 +0.3%
ST
25
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.39M +$2.2M +87,000 New

SOXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

119 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $252M — down 46% from $469M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new SOXL positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $43.1M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) as of Q1 2025, up from 114 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $252M of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 24 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $21.4M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $43.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.