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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

349 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.29B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 47

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.34B | Put options by funds: $901M

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1722 (+5)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 308349 (+41)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4B → $4.29B (+$288M)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 100

4.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.05%55.15% (-4.9%)

Holders
349
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+13.31%
% of All Funds
10.08%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.41%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
92
Increased
109
Reduced
100
Closed
47
Calls
$1.34B
Puts
$901M
Net Calls
+$435M
Net Calls Change
+$359M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFM
26
Soros Fund Management
New York
$27.3M +$4.61M +187,741 +19%
VF
27
Virtu Financial
New York
$27M +$28.1M +1,145,861 New
Barclays
28
Barclays
United Kingdom
$23.9M -$81.1M -3,301,934 -76%
Nomura Holdings
29
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$22.1M +$11.5M +467,913 +101%
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$21.6M +$22.4M +913,728 +913,728%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21M -$1.42M -57,665 -6%
SG Americas Securities
32
SG Americas Securities
New York
$19.1M +$3.8M +154,652 +24%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$18.2M +$4.14M +168,668 +28%
PI
34
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$18.1M -$9.45M -384,900 -33%
BIT
35
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$15.6M -$11.5M -468,898 -42%
CVM
36
Cheviot Value Management
California
$14.3M -$707K -28,811 -5%
SIC
37
Sky Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$14.1M +$14.7M +598,520 New
VKH
38
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$13.6M +$12M +490,788 +561%
WA
39
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$13.3M +$5.01M +204,127 +57%
SONJCPFE
40
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund E
New Jersey
$13M -$982K -40,000 -7%
CT
41
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$12.8M +$13.4M +543,755 New
CC
42
Carlson Capital
Texas
$12.7M -$10.2M -414,700 -44%
LMIM
43
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$12M +$12.1M +494,500 +3,956%
USAA
44
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$11.8M -$592K -24,118 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.7M +$9.92M +403,985 +438%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
46
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$11.6M +$12M +490,000 New
AC
47
Andromeda Capital
New York
$11.1M +$11.6M +470,608 New
Ninety One (UK)
48
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$10.6M
QIM
49
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$10.1M +$10.5M +429,400 New
JG
50
Jefferies Group
New York
$9.12M +$5.97M +243,350 +170%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

349 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.29B — up 7.2% from $4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new GDX positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Discovery Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $121M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $423M.

  • 349 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q1 2014, up from 308 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.29B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $121M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $423M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.