Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares (NASDAQ:AMUU) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Key Points

• Short interest fell 22.3% to 141,288 shares as of April 15, representing about 22.8% of shares sold short and a short-interest ratio of 1.5 days on average daily volume.
• AMUU is a 2x leveraged ETF that provides doubled exposure to AMD (launched Feb 12, 2025) and has shown volatility, opening at $103.30 with a 12‑month range of $15.10–$123.01 and down 6.5% in the latest session.
• The fund paid a quarterly dividend of $0.2253 (annualized $0.90, ~0.9% yield) and has seen institutional activity, including a $1.443M stake by Jane Street and a 410.5% increase by Optiver Holding B.V.

Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares (NASDAQ:AMUU - ) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 141,288 shares, a drop of 22.3% from the March 31st total of 181,822 shares. Approximately 22.8% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 95,935 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares Trading Down 6.5%

AMUU opened at $103.30 on Wednesday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $54.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.23. Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares has a twelve month low of $15.10 and a twelve month high of $123.01.

Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a $0.2253 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new stake in Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares in the third quarter worth $78,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares in the third quarter worth $407,000. Optiver Holding B.V. raised its holdings in Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares by 410.5% in the third quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 21,781 shares of the company's stock worth $886,000 after purchasing an additional 17,514 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares during the second quarter worth $1,443,000.

Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares Company Profile

The Direxion Daily AMD Bull 2X Shares ETF (AMUU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund provides 2x leveraged exposure, less fees and expenses, to the daily price movement for shares of AMD stock. AMUU was launched on Feb 12, 2025 and is issued by Direxion.

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