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 |
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
|
+$248M |
| 2 |
Pan American Silver
PAAS
|
+$115M |
| 3 |
Gold Fields
GFI
|
+$93.7M |
| 4 |
NGD
New Gold Inc
NGD
|
+$91.7M |
| 5 |
TAHO
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
|
+$86.3M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barrick Mining
B
|
+$299M |
| 2 |
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
|
+$251M |
| 3 |
Newmont
NEM
|
+$243M |
| 4 |
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Alamos Gold
AGI
|
+$208M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materials | 57.61% |
| 2 | Energy | 16.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.25% |
| 4 | Technology | 3.35% |
| 5 | Industrials | 2.85% |
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VanEck Associates's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, VanEck Associates held 905 positions worth $18.3B, down 19% from $22.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.
VanEck Associates withdrew a net $3.2B in Q2 2017, closing 174 positions and reducing 338 holdings. Its most notable exit was VanEck Gold Miners ETF, an estimated $251M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 58% of assets, down from 60% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.
Against the trend, VanEck Associates opened a new position in Silvercorp Metals worth $33.6M.
- VanEck Associates's largest Q2 2017 buy was Silvercorp Metals: 10,496,991 shares worth $33.6M.
- VanEck Associates added most to Sibanye-Stillwater in Q2 2017, an estimated $248M increase.
- VanEck Associates's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Barrick Mining, cutting an estimated $299M.
- VanEck Associates fully exited VanEck Gold Miners ETF in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $251M.
- VanEck Associates's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $18.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- VanEck Associates opened 22 new positions and closed 174 in Q2 2017.
- VanEck Associates's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $18.3B.
Based on VanEck Associates's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.