Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares (NYSEARCA:DRIP) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares (NYSEARCA:DRIPGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 156,683 shares, a drop of 88.8% from the June 30th total of 1,404,916 shares. Approximately 6.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,947,442 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares Stock Performance

Shares of DRIP stock traded up $0.67 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $41.59. The company had a trading volume of 478,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,722,192. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $48.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $54.78. Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares has a one year low of $37.70 and a one year high of $104.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Group One Trading LLC increased its position in Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares by 123.5% during the second quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 4,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,639 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares by 5,977.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 4,842 shares during the period. IMC Chicago LLC bought a new position in shares of Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares in the 1st quarter worth approximately $181,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares by 9.7% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 54,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $533,000 after buying an additional 4,826 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares in the first quarter worth approximately $414,000.

About Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares

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The Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X Shares (DRIP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in energy equity. The fund provides 2x inverse daily exposure to an equal-weighted index of the largest oil and gas exploration and production companies in the US. DRIP was launched on May 28, 2015 and is managed by Direxion.

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