Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (NYSEARCA:NUGT) Trading Down 4.4% – Here’s What Happened

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (NYSEARCA:NUGTGet Free Report) shares were down 4.4% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $155.72 and last traded at $157.34. Approximately 197,134 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 72% from the average session volume of 696,779 shares. The stock had previously closed at $164.62.

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.41 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $126.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $180.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NUGT. Parallel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares by 473.9% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 725 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $71,000. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its stake in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares by 27.3% in the 4th quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 1,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. bought a new position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares in the 4th quarter worth approximately $264,000.

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares Company Profile

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The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NUGT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NYSE Arca Gold Miners (NTR) index. The fund provides 2x leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of global gold and silver mining firms. NUGT was launched on Dec 8, 2010 and is managed by Direxion.

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