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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
NCM
26
Nearwater Capital Markets
Ireland
$83M +$89.1M +904,000 New
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$81.1M -$19.1M -193,844 -18%
Two Sigma Investments
28
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$77.9M +$70.7M +717,944 +548%
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$74M -$18.8M -190,583 -19%
FDCDDQ
30
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$73.6M +$21.2M +215,285 +37%
Rockefeller Capital Management
31
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$72.4M -$17.6M -178,198 -18%
LP
32
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$68.8M +$52.1M +528,423 +239%
Cetera Investment Advisers
33
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$66.6M -$7.22M -73,301 -9%
IMC Chicago
34
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$64.1M +$63.7M +646,817 +1,264%
JG
35
Jain Global
New York
$63.3M +$29M +294,047 +74%
SSA
36
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$59.4M +$27.6M +279,840 +76%
GS
37
GTS Securities
New York
$56.3M +$58.9M +597,317 +3,782%
WM
38
WS Management
Florida
$54.3M +$16.7M +169,404 +40%
LCAM
39
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$54.2M -$6.32M -64,188 -10%
NSLI
40
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$53.8M +$57.8M +586,380 New
VU
41
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$53.3M -$23.6M -239,395 -29%
Renaissance Technologies
42
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$52.8M +$52.3M +530,948 +1,207%
Schroder Investment Management Group
43
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$50.9M -$38.3M -388,850 -40%
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$48.3M -$11M -111,911 -18%
SCA
45
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$48M -$7.25M -73,542 -12%
Osaic Holdings
46
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$46.7M -$10.8M -109,968 -18%
WAM
47
WT Asset Management
Hong Kong
$46.5M +$49.9M +506,821 New
Wellington Management Group
48
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$46.4M +$49.8M +505,228 New
BHCM
49
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$45.6M +$22.2M +224,831 +83%
GI
50
GLOBALT Investments
Georgia
$45.1M -$21.3M -215,800 -31%