IMC Chicago LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares $JNUG

IMC Chicago LLC boosted its position in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NYSEARCA:JNUG) by 89.2% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 20,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,681 shares during the quarter. IMC Chicago LLC’s holdings in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares were worth $4,089,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 38,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,967,000 after buying an additional 5,915 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in shares of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares in the 3rd quarter worth about $973,000. Client First Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Client First Investment Management LLC now owns 26,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,451,000 after acquiring an additional 3,519 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares by 693.5% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 7,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $576,000 after acquiring an additional 6,339 shares during the period. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares during the third quarter worth about $5,097,000.

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares Stock Performance

Shares of JNUG opened at $115.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $344.99 million, a PE ratio of 27.33 and a beta of 1.62. Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares has a fifty-two week low of $70.02 and a fifty-two week high of $363.55. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $152.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $211.67.

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares Profile

The Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (JNUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners index. The fund provides daily 2x exposure to an index of junior gold and silver mining companies from developed as well as emerging markets. JNUG was launched on Oct 3, 2013 and is managed by Direxion.