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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

300 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $849M | Put options by funds: $635M

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 302300 (-2)

4.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.75%56.21% (-4.5%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.73B → $2.44B (-$290M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 119

Holders
300
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.66%
% of All Funds
7.87%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
61
Increased
71
Reduced
119
Closed
60
Calls
$849M
Puts
$635M
Net Calls
+$214M
Net Calls Change
+$147M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
26
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$9.22M -$13.3M -915,559 -58%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$8.74M +$9.25M +637,000 New
USAA
28
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$8.28M -$5.74M -395,019 -40%
Credit Agricole
29
Credit Agricole
France
$8.07M +$1.69M +116,525 +25%
SCA
30
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$8.07M -$647K -44,575 -7%
PWPCM
31
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$7.91M +$581K +40,022 +7%
Rafferty Asset Management
32
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$7.91M -$56.7M -3,907,677 -87%
GGHC
33
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$7.6M -$3.47M -238,829 -30%
CANY
34
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$7.49M +$7.93M +546,000 New
Twin Tree Management
35
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$7.38M +$1.89M +130,118 +32%
NHFG
36
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$7.3M -$511K -35,160 -6%
VCM
37
Verger Capital Management
North Carolina
$7.1M +$47.5K +3,272 +0.6%
Mariner
38
Mariner
Kansas
$6.63M +$14.6K +1,003 +0.2%
CVM
39
Cheviot Value Management
California
$6.59M -$876K -60,348 -11%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.11M -$212K -14,600 -3%
RL
41
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$5.57M -$572K -39,368 -9%
CA
42
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$5.52M -$2.03M -139,869 -26%
RJA
43
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.51M +$2.75M +189,220 +89%
Adage Capital Partners
44
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$5.49M -$5.81M -400,000 -50%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
45
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$5.49M -$2.18M -150,000 -27%
CIBC World Market
46
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.13M +$5.43M +373,825 New
Jane Street
47
Jane Street
New York
$4.93M -$33.4M -2,296,549 -86%
RJFSA
48
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.79M -$32.1K -2,213 -0.6%
Group One Trading
49
Group One Trading
Illinois
$4.55M +$1.02M +70,423 +27%
QI
50
QS Investors
New York
$4.51M -$9M -619,716 -65%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

300 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.44B — down 11% from $2.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new GDX positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 71 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $302M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $207M.

  • 300 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2015, down from 302 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.44B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 60 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $302M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $207M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.