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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

300 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $849M | Put options by funds: $635M

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 302300 (-2)

4.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.75%56.21% (-4.5%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.73B → $2.44B (-$290M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 119

Holders
300
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.66%
% of All Funds
7.87%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
61
Increased
71
Reduced
119
Closed
60
Calls
$849M
Puts
$635M
Net Calls
+$214M
Net Calls Change
+$147M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CP
251
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$25K -$74.8K -5,150 -74%
TCM
252
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$25K
CCS
253
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$25K +$26.1K +1,800 New
EWM
254
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$23K
LWA
255
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$23K
CCA
256
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$22K +$23.2K +1,600 New
HA
257
Harfst & Associates
Wyoming
$21K
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
258
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$19K -$13.7K -945 -40%
PSUF
259
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$19K -$5.08K -350 -20%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
260
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$19K +$10.9K +750 +115%
RPG
261
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$18.8K +$3.96K +273 +25%
BA
262
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$18K +$19K +1,310 New
HIIFS
263
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$18K +$19.2K +1,320 New
CBT
264
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$17K
IWMPD
265
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$17K
BBPWM
266
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$16K
PSC
267
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$16K
NSIM
268
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$14K
JIC
269
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$14K +$116 +8 +0.8%
US Bancorp
270
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$14K +$14.5K +1,000 New
BCM
271
Blume Capital Management
California
$12K -$29K -2,000 -70%
WAM
272
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$12K +$12.5K +864 New
ADL
273
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$11K +$11.7K +805 New
FWM
274
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$10K
TFA
275
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$8K

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

300 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.44B — down 11% from $2.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new GDX positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 71 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $302M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $207M.

  • 300 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2015, down from 302 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.44B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 60 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $302M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $207M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.