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VanEck Associates

VanEck Associates Portfolio holdings

AUM $165B Turnover 9.51%
1-Year Est. Return 72.14%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-3.56%
1 Year Est. Return
+72.14%
3 Year Est. Return
+285.54%
5 Year Est. Return
+350.08%
10 Year Est. Return
+854.94%
AUM
$18.3B
AUM Growth
-$4.39B
Cap. Flow
-$3.2B
Cap. Flow %
-17.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.43%
Holding
905
New
22
Increased
366
Reduced
338
Closed
174
Avg Time Held
2.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.1 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
B icon
Barrick Mining
B
+$299M
2
GDX icon
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
+$251M
3
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$243M
4
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$224M
5
AGI icon
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%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
NEM icon
1
Newmont
NEM
$118B
$938M 5.13%
28,969,542
-7,201,257
-20% -$243M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
B icon
2
Barrick Mining
B
$61.2B
$912M 4.98%
57,308,281
-17,455,440
-23% -$299M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AEM icon
3
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$90.2B
$628M 3.43%
13,909,129
-3,213,260
-19% -$151M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
FNV icon
4
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$47.7B
$583M 3.19%
8,084,842
-2,688,795
-25% -$190M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
GG
5
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$547M 2.99%
42,334,026
-15,970,565
-27% -$224M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
GOLD icon
6
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$444M 2.43%
5,021,063
-1,938,126
-28% -$177M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
WPM icon
7
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$59.7B
$402M 2.2%
20,186,580
-7,079,567
-26% -$145M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
SLB icon
8
SLB Ltd
SLB
$76.3B
$320M 1.75%
4,867,047
-339,438
-7% -$24.3M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
KGC icon
9
Kinross Gold
KGC
$24.5B
$310M 1.69%
76,106,698
-25,016,727
-25% -$100M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
PAAS icon
10
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.5B
$299M 1.63%
17,773,808
+6,640,625
+60% +$115M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
BTG icon
11
B2Gold
BTG
$6.47B
$298M 1.63%
106,109,975
-68,676,153
-39% -$181M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
GFI icon
12
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.6B
$291M 1.59%
83,505,034
+25,935,929
+45% +$93.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
IAG icon
13
IAMGOLD
IAG
$9.8B
$288M 1.58%
55,851,631
-29,452,814
-35% -$132M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
TAHO
14
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
$280M 1.53%
32,498,949
+9,901,125
+44% +$86.3M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
RGLD icon
15
Royal Gold
RGLD
$21.7B
$270M 1.48%
3,451,694
-1,449,392
-30% -$109M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
HAL icon
16
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
$267M 1.46%
6,261,486
-952,677
-13% -$43.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AUY
17
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$257M 1.4%
105,537,134
+28,580,991
+37% +$77.1M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
NGD
18
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
$245M 1.34%
76,891,925
+30,578,881
+66% +$91.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
SBSW icon
19
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.21B
$239M 1.31%
54,697,602
+37,444,443
+217% +$248M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AGI icon
20
Alamos Gold
AGI
$12B
$232M 1.27%
32,353,812
-29,173,713
-47% -$208M
2013 Q3
15 quarters
HL icon
21
Hecla Mining
HL
$8.8B
$194M 1.06%
38,105,358
+10,415,245
+38% +$57.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
PTEN icon
22
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.16B
$193M 1.05%
9,547,599
+559,430
+6% +$12.2M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AU icon
23
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43.7B
$192M 1.05%
19,741,133
-8,867,609
-31% -$101M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
EGO icon
24
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$8.24B
$189M 1.04%
14,345,558
+3,727,298
+35% +$60.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AG icon
25
First Majestic Silver
AG
$6.73B
$163M 0.89%
19,593,256
+8,137,139
+71% +$68.5M
2013 Q2
16 quarters

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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.