VanEck Associates Portfolio holdings
VanEck mainly issues exchange-traded funds, though it also runs mutual funds. John van Eck founded it in 1955 to manage an international stock fund, and in 1968 it began offering investments in gold shares. Its first exchange-traded fund, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, launched in 2006, and the firm took the VanEck name for all its businesses in 2016.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Newmont
NEM
|
+$271M |
| 2 |
Barrick Mining
B
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
|
+$137M |
| 4 |
SSRI
Silver Standard Resources
SSRI
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
Franco-Nevada
FNV
|
+$105M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
Pan American Silver
PAAS
|
+$129M |
| 3 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$85.7M |
| 4 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
+$77.5M |
| 5 |
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
|
+$48M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materials | 62.64% |
| 2 | Energy | 18.9% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 5.23% |
| 4 | Industrials | 2.41% |
| 5 | Technology | 2.21% |
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VanEck Associates's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, VanEck Associates held 917 positions worth $19.5B, up 31% from $14.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
VanEck Associates deployed $750M of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 102 new positions and adding to 528 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Innovex International: 334,392 shares worth $19.5M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 63% of assets, up from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Valero Energy, an estimated $134M trimmed.
- VanEck Associates's largest Q2 2016 buy was Innovex International: 334,392 shares worth $19.5M.
- VanEck Associates added most to Newmont in Q2 2016, an estimated $271M increase.
- VanEck Associates's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Valero Energy, cutting an estimated $134M.
- VanEck Associates fully exited CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $45.1M.
- VanEck Associates's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $19.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- VanEck Associates opened 102 new positions and closed 53 in Q2 2016.
- VanEck Associates's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $19.5B.
Based on VanEck Associates's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.