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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

323 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.38B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 41

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.95B → $4.38B (+$430M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 302323 (+21)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 108

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2119 (-2)

10.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.03%59.76% (-10%)

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05B | Put options by funds: $1.38B

Holders
323
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+6.95%
% of All Funds
10.47%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.52%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
66
Increased
98
Reduced
108
Closed
41
Calls
$1.05B
Puts
$1.38B
Net Calls
-$333M
Net Calls Change
-$13.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$28.6M +$6.21M +233,742 +26%
SFM
27
Soros Fund Management
New York
$27.6M +$29.2M +1,100,000 New
AllianceBernstein
28
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$24M -$11.1M -416,176 -30%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
29
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$23.4M +$24.9M +935,151 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
30
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$22.8M
PAG
31
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$20.5M +$21.7M +817,749 New
CVM
32
Cheviot Value Management
California
$17.5M -$542K -20,368 -3%
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.3M -$3.18M -119,436 -16%
CC
34
Carlson Capital
Texas
$14.8M -$253K -9,500 -2%
SONJCPFE
35
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund E
New Jersey
$14.8M
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$13.7M +$1.77M +66,393 +13%
Nomura Holdings
37
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$13.2M +$3.84M +144,553 +38%
H
38
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$13.2M +$544K +20,475 +4%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$13.1M +$13.9M +523,935 New
Ninety One (UK)
40
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$11.2M
CA
41
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$11.1M +$651K +24,467 +6%
NHFG
42
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$10.4M +$1.22M +46,063 +12%
FAM
43
Forty4 Asset Management
Illinois
$9.17M +$8.11M +305,115 +498%
RJA
44
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.75M +$7.36M +276,890 +381%
Mackenzie Financial
45
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$8.64M -$43.8M -1,646,500 -52%
BIM
46
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$8.56M +$492K +18,510 +6%
AIM
47
Assured Investment Management
New York
$8.54M +$9.06M +340,818 New
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$8.41M +$490K +18,430 +6%
CIC
49
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$7.88M -$2.01M -75,646 -19%
HSBC Holdings
50
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$7.6M -$22.3M -837,430 -73%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

323 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.38B — up 11% from $3.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new GDX positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $237M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $519M.

  • 323 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2013, up from 302 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.38B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 41 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $237M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $519M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.