Simplex Trading LLC Sells 4,110 Shares of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NYSEARCA:JNUG)

Simplex Trading LLC trimmed its position in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NYSEARCA:JNUG) by 28.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,110 shares during the quarter. Simplex Trading LLC owned about 0.13% of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares worth $381,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. IMC Chicago LLC raised its stake in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares by 32.3% during the fourth quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 16,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $600,000 after purchasing an additional 4,019 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares during the 3rd quarter valued at about $211,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares during the 4th quarter valued at about $197,000. Finally, Ballew Advisors Inc purchased a new position in Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares in the fourth quarter worth about $890,000.

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

Shares of NYSEARCA JNUG opened at $60.47 on Thursday. Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares has a 1-year low of $33.14 and a 1-year high of $64.38. The business’s 50 day moving average is $52.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $301.75 million, a P/E ratio of 23.34 and a beta of 2.13.

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th. This is an increase from Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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.