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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

313 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.85B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 65

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $875M | Put options by funds: $790M

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.51%69.06% (+0.56%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 312313 (+1)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 102

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.49B → $3.85B (-$642M)

35% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1711 (-6)

Holders
313
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.32%
% of All Funds
8.35%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-35.29%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
72
Increased
96
Reduced
102
Closed
65
Calls
$875M
Puts
$790M
Net Calls
+$84.7M
Net Calls Change
-$3.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LCG
26
Luxor Capital Group
New York
$25.7M +$27.1M +1,400,000 New
WA
27
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$24.8M +$1.85M +95,789 +8%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
28
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$24.5M +$7.51M +388,482 +41%
USAA
29
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$17.5M +$3.91M +202,300 +27%
CA
30
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$15.3M -$2.96M -152,956 -16%
SCM
31
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$15M +$5.32M +275,205 +51%
SFM
32
Soros Fund Management
New York
$14M -$5.32M -275,135 -27%
Ninety One (UK)
33
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$13.7M
QI
34
QS Investors
New York
$12.8M +$10.8M +558,787 +406%
OMC
35
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$12.7M +$13.4M +693,661 New
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$11.4M +$425K +22,004 +4%
LMIM
37
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$11.3M +$560K +29,000 +5%
SCA
38
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$11M +$3.84M +198,905 +50%
BCM
39
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$11M +$8.03M +415,721 +227%
ST
40
Spot Trading
Illinois
$10.8M +$1.33M +68,883 +13%
HT
41
HAP Trading
New York
$10.7M +$6.82M +352,800 +155%
VF
42
Virtu Financial
New York
$10.6M +$2.76M +142,964 +33%
CVM
43
Cheviot Value Management
California
$10.4M -$236K -12,219 -2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
44
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$10.1M
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.64M -$16.8M -871,335 -62%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$9M -$8.51M -440,317 -47%
PP
47
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$8.9M +$8.51M +440,401 +999%
Twin Tree Management
48
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$8.75M -$9.44M -488,393 -51%
Nomura Holdings
49
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$8.61M +$6.17M +319,300 +217%
RL
50
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$8.05M +$7.98M +412,989 +1,650%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

313 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.85B — down 14% from $4.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new GDX positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $197M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $157M.

  • 313 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2014, up from 312 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.85B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 65 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $197M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.