Which hedge funds own NUGT? DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST, Q2 2026 13F holders
4 of the hedge funds tracked by WhaleCreep disclosed a position in NUGT (DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST) in their Q2 2026 13F filings, worth $22.9m in total. The largest holder by portfolio weight is Citadel Advisors LLC at 0.0% of its book. 2 managers opened a new position this quarter: Renaissance Technologies LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd.
Who discovered NUGT first?
Earliest meaningful positions among the 6 tracked managers we observed opening NUGT since Q3 2024.
1 IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE Ltd First reported Q2 2025 · ≥1% from Q1 2026 0.00%initial weight · $74 0.00%still holding · 4q +57%stock since Q2 2025
Weight of IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE Ltd's 13F book in NUGT, by quarter
- 1.0% peak weight, Q1 2026
- $621.6k peak reported value
- $702 reported now, 0.00% of book
- 4 quarters held
The stock's split-adjusted price moved +57% from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.
4 managers already held NUGT when our coverage of them began
Citadel Advisors LLC (Q3 2024), Qube Research & Technologies Ltd (Q3 2024), Ardsley Advisory Partners LP (Q3 2024), Squarepoint Ops LLC (Q3 2024).
Their first filing on record already includes NUGT, so when they first bought it is unknown. They are not ranked above.
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Dots mark the ranked managers' first reported quarters. Price is the split-adjusted quarter-end close, shown from Q3 2024. Coverage widened in Q3 2024 from about a hundred managers to over a thousand, so holders and new holders are shown relative to the managers filing each quarter.
How this is calculated
13F filings are quarterly snapshots of long US-listed equity positions. They do not show exact purchase dates, intra-quarter trading, short positions, most derivatives, or a manager's actual performance. "First reported" is the first quarter-end filing that shows the position.
A manager is ranked only if we observed it filing, without NUGT, within two quarters before its first position. Ranking is by the first quarter the position reached 1% of the manager's 13F book in a run of at least 2 filings, then by peak weight. "High conviction" means a peak weight of at least 5%.
Stock changes are split-adjusted changes in the quarter-end price, excluding dividends: exchange closes, checked quarter by quarter against the price the 13F filings themselves imply (value ÷ shares) and used only because they agree. They describe the stock over the period, not the return any manager earned. Phases are cut where the share of tracked managers holding NUGT passed one third and two thirds of its peak.
Which hedge funds hold NUGT? Current holders by portfolio weight
| Manager | As of | Weight of book | Value | Shares | Δ shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Q2 2026 | 0.0% | $17.5m | 149,417 | 530% | added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | Q2 2026 | 0.0% | $5.0m | 42,444 | – | new |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE Ltd | Q2 2026 | 0.0% | $702 | 6 | -100% | reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Q2 2026 | 0.0% | $487.6k | 4,167 | – | new |
How has hedge fund ownership of NUGT changed?
| Quarter | Managers holding | Combined value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4 | $22.9m |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $5.1m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $40.1k |
| Q3 2025 | 5 | $6.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 7 | $6.3m |
| Q1 2025 | 2 | $3.7m |
| Q4 2024 | 4 | $3.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 5 | $12.1m |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $741.0k |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $2.1m |
| Q1 2021 | 1 | $2.4m |
| Q1 2020 | 1 | $713.0k |
| Q3 2019 | 1 | $769.0k |
| Q2 2019 | 1 | $878.0k |
| Q2 2018 | 1 | $1.9m |
Counts every tracked manager that disclosed NUGT in that quarter's filing, including managers that have since stopped filing.