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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

667 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.66B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 236 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 115 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 236 | Existing positions reduced: 216

6% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04B | Put options by funds: $2.17B

1.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.33%48.92% (-1.4%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 703667 (-36)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.3B → $6.66B (-$1.64B)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4939 (-10)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 115

Holders
667
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-5.12%
% of All Funds
11.71%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20.41%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
84
Increased
236
Reduced
216
Closed
115
Calls
$2.04B
Puts
$2.17B
Net Calls
-$131M
Net Calls Change
-$26.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
26
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$52.6M +$27.8M +816,349 +102%
AIMCA
27
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$52M -$68.1M -2,000,000 -56%
PVH
28
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$50.8M +$10.8M +315,953 +25%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$45.3M +$44.2M +1,297,499 +1,361%
AAS
30
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$44.6M +$46.8M +1,373,664 New
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$44.6M -$4.04M -118,562 -8%
MWNA
32
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$41.8M +$19.1M +560,687 +77%
MAM
33
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$40.2M -$4.83M -141,695 -10%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$39.8M +$41.6M +1,222,149 New
NHFG
35
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$36.3M +$501K +14,711 +1%
BHCM
36
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$32.5M
DPRC
37
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$31.7M
Voloridge Investment Management
38
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$30.8M -$509K -14,950 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$28.5M +$565K +16,586 +2%
Twin Tree Management
40
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$28.5M +$10.7M +313,158 +56%
RJA
41
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$27.7M +$1.84M +53,951 +7%
E
42
Ergoteles
New York
$27.6M +$28.5M +835,765 +6,503%
WHAM
43
Windmill Hill Asset Management
United Kingdom
$27.4M
SG Americas Securities
44
SG Americas Securities
New York
$25.6M -$93.6M -2,748,735 -78%
LCAM
45
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$24.7M +$168K +4,937 +0.7%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$24.4M +$25.6M +751,860 New
GEM
47
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$24.3M +$3.68M +108,000 +17%
MSKCC
48
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York
$24M
OMC
49
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$23.8M +$24.9M +731,417 New
Wellington Management Group
50
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$23.8M -$20.8M -609,564 -45%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

667 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $6.66B — down 20% from $8.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 115 funds closed out of GDX and 84 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 216 trimmed existing stakes and 236 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $260M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $344M.

  • 667 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q1 2021, down from 703 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $6.66B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 115 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $260M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $344M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.