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Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $60M invested in Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.1M → $60M (+$18.8M)

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 11

24.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.17%53.51% (+24%)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $203M | Put options by funds: $201M

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4340 (-3)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
40
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.98%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
15
Reduced
11
Closed
9
Calls
$203M
Puts
$201M
Net Calls
+$1.47M
Net Calls Change
-$17.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$5.3M +$3.04M +141,964 +144%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.83M +$4.31M +201,300 +1,109%
TRCT
3
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.8M +$735K +34,340 +25%
JT
4
Jump Trading
Illinois
$3.75M +$466K +21,772 +15%
GA
5
GFS Advisors
Texas
$3.69M +$3.59M +167,600 New
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.69M +$2.35M +109,640 +191%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.73M +$2.05M +95,804 +340%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.69M +$356K +16,640 +16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.65M -$52.2K -2,440 -2%
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.61M -$1.66M -77,692 -40%
TCM
11
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.56M -$1.19M -55,520 -32%
Simplex Trading
12
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.28M -$275K -12,852 -11%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.08M
WAM
14
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.86M +$1.82M +84,800 New
CT
15
CMT Trading
Illinois
$1.66M +$109K +5,104 +7%
FTUS
16
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.53M +$13.1K +612 +0.9%
VKH
17
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.32M +$619K +28,900 +93%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.22M +$949K +44,316 +394%
Wolverine Trading
19
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.17M +$1.18M +55,144 New
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$987K +$497K +23,228 +108%
TH
21
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$965K -$643K -30,028 -41%
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$929K
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$892K -$889K -41,544 -51%
CPSAC
24
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$679K
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$564K +$122K +5,692 +29%

SPXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

40 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF (SPXL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $60M — up 46% from $41.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of SPXL and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $4.31M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $1.66M.

  • 40 institutional investors held Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF (SPXL) as of Q2 2016, down from 43 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $60M of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.31M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Barclays, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.