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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

1,175 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.9B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 313 increasing their positions, 495 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 103

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.3B → $14.9B (+$1.57B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1531,175 (+22)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.76%52.51% (+0.75%)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6857 (-11)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.24B | Put options by funds: $10.7B

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 313 | Existing positions reduced: 495

Holders
1,175
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+1.91%
% of All Funds
14.47%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.18%
% of All Funds
0.7%
New
148
Increased
313
Reduced
495
Closed
103
Calls
$8.24B
Puts
$10.7B
Net Calls
-$2.49B
Net Calls Change
+$5.23B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
1
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.07B +$311M +3,157,988 +16%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.05B -$144M -1,456,690 -11%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$766M +$84.6M +858,716 +11%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$751M +$538M +5,463,313 +201%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$686M -$144M -1,462,378 -16%
Rafferty Asset Management
6
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$551M -$104M -1,054,509 -15%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$435M +$128M +1,294,090 +38%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$421M +$408M +4,138,117 +542%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$311M -$10.7M -108,295 -3%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$258M -$18.3M -185,366 -6%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$250M -$315M -3,194,251 -54%
Bank of Nova Scotia
12
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$247M +$196M +1,986,420 +281%
National Bank of Canada
13
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$243M +$197M +1,996,947 +309%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$221M +$22.2M +224,912 +10%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$151M -$192M -1,943,809 -54%
Marshall Wace
16
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$141M +$113M +1,149,479 +294%
Raymond James Financial
17
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$128M -$4.83M -48,994 -3%
MIFH
18
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$125M +$134M +1,360,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
19
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$119M -$9.74M -98,819 -7%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$117M -$416K -4,221 -0.3%
MIH
21
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$111M +$48.6M +493,000 +69%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$95M -$483K -4,905 -0.5%
RCP
23
RIT Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$88.3M -$23.2M -235,000 -20%
OAC
24
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$84.9M +$91.2M +925,246 New
MMH
25
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$84.4M