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Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $182M invested in Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

266% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.8M → $182M (+$133M)

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3748 (+11)

14.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.79%21.26% (+14%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.1M | Put options by funds: $116M

Holders
48
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+29.73%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
$47.1M
Puts
$116M
Net Calls
-$68.5M
Net Calls Change
-$31.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$75.5M +$71.5M +1,702,663 New
G
2
Gainplan
Michigan
$29.9M +$28.3M +673,526 New
PFM
3
Probabilities Fund Management
New York
$18.4M +$17.4M +415,274 New
Two Sigma Investments
4
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$10.8M +$1.9M +45,270 +23%
Wolverine Trading
5
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$10.7M +$9.81M +233,497 +3,450%
GA
6
GFS Advisors
Texas
$7.43M
Two Sigma Advisers
7
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$7M -$134K -3,200 -2%
Barclays
8
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.3M +$1.87M +44,624 +85%
TCM
9
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.79M +$248K +5,899 +10%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.66M +$354K +8,416 +29%
DS
11
DRW Securities
Illinois
$1.33M -$614K -14,618 -33%
CG
12
Cutler Group
California
$1.26M +$1.13M +26,945 +1,796%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.1M
FHC
14
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.1M +$4.62K +110 +0.4%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$965K +$910K +21,662 +19,693%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$838K -$2.39M -56,802 -75%
USGIU
17
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$834K +$790K +18,800 New
SBL
18
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$745K
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$600K -$353K -8,412 -38%
BFG
20
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$505K +$1.39K +33 +0.3%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$487K -$1.48M -35,210 -76%
Simplex Trading
22
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$487K -$165K -3,931 -26%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$424K +$36.5K +870 +10%
AC
24
AFAM Capital
Texas
$393K -$406K -9,660 -52%
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$378K +$358K +8,518 New

SPXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

48 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF (SPXL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $182M — up 266% from $49.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SPXL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $71.5M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.4M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF (SPXL) as of Q4 2017, up from 37 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $182M of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 266% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $71.5M added.
  • The largest Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.