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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

312 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.49B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.06%68.51% (+8.4%)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1617 (+1)

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05B | Put options by funds: $959M

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $4.49B (-$394M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 340312 (-28)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 107

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 66

Holders
312
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-8.24%
% of All Funds
9.05%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
0.49%
New
42
Increased
92
Reduced
107
Closed
66
Calls
$1.05B
Puts
$959M
Net Calls
+$88.3M
Net Calls Change
+$148M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$23.8M -$26M -1,018,048 -48%
SFM
27
Soros Fund Management
New York
$22.1M -$25.9M -1,014,529 -49%
CA
28
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$21M -$530K -20,735 -2%
Twin Tree Management
29
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$20.6M +$12.4M +486,212 +102%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
30
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$20.1M +$18.9M +738,153 +361%
Bank of Montreal
31
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19.9M +$3.73M +146,015 +19%
USAA
32
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$16M +$6.35M +248,559 +50%
Ninety One (UK)
33
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$15.9M
LPL Financial
34
LPL Financial
California
$12.8M -$4.69M -183,577 -23%
LMIM
35
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$12.6M +$1.82M +71,000 +14%
CVM
36
Cheviot Value Management
California
$12.4M -$473K -18,485 -3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
37
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$11.7M
AAM
38
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
$11.7M +$14M +549,320 New
SCM
39
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$11.5M -$1.34M -52,231 -9%
Capstone Investment Advisors
40
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$11.5M +$13.7M +537,138 New
CT
41
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$11.4M -$15.1K -592 -0.1%
ST
42
Spot Trading
Illinois
$11.1M +$13.1M +514,082 +14,962%
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9.59M +$11.5M +448,113 +63,472%
VF
44
Virtu Financial
New York
$9.24M +$11.1M +432,743 New
SCA
45
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$8.54M +$399K +15,600 +4%
MTIM
46
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$8.32M +$4.17M +163,100 +72%
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
$7.87M +$1.32M +51,545 +16%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.67M +$811K +31,706 +10%
PI
49
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$7.59M
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.75M -$40.7K -1,592 -5%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

312 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.49B — down 8.1% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of GDX and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 107 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $213M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 312 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2014, down from 340 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.49B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 66 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $213M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.