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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
FFC
276
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$8K +$8.64K +595 New
DOA
277
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$8K +$8.71K +600 New
KM
278
Kalos Management
Georgia
$7K
TWA
279
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$7K
HFA
280
High Falls Advisors
New York
$7K +$7.51K +517 New
WP
281
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$6.22K +$6.59K +454 New
NC
282
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5K
AIA
283
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$5K +$5.08K +350 New
LWA
284
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$5K +$5.72K +394 New
FHA
285
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$5K +$5.81K +400 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
286
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4.1K +$1.03M +70,756 +31%
EWM
287
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$4K -$102K -7,000 -96%
ACM
288
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$3K -$11.3K -778 -79%
AA
289
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$3K
ACS
290
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$3K +$2.18K +150 New
S
291
SignatureFD
Georgia
$3K +$2.9K +200 New
CFA
292
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2K
FMII
293
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$2K
RBC
294
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$2K +$15 +1 +0.7%
BlackRock
295
BlackRock
New York
$2K +$2.64K +182 New
N
296
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.22K
DAM
297
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$1K
KF
298
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1K
UIM
299
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$137M -10,006,000 Closed
CWM
300
CIBC World Markets
New York
-$72.6M -5,000,000 Closed

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.