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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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626 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.54B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 124 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.33B | Put options by funds: $3.29B

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.5% → 49.78% (+0.29%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 701 → 626 (-75)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.18B → $4.54B (-$638M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 216

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 30 (-10)

51% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 124

Holders
626
Holders Change
-75
Holders Change %
-10.7%
% of All Funds
10.78%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
61
Increased
189
Reduced
216
Closed
124
Calls
$3.33B
Puts
$3.29B
Net Calls
+$35.3M
Net Calls Change
-$50.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$186M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$125M
3
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
+$68.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$65.1M
5
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
+$56.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$212M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$90.7M
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$73.8M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$69.6M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$69.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWM
601
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
BBPWM
602
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
FWP
603
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2K – – –
ICM
604
Islay Capital Management
Texas
$2K – – –
MIM
605
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2K – – –
MAWCM
606
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$2K – – –
PWC
607
PYA Waltman Capital
Tennessee
$2K – – –
TIM
608
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$2K – – –
TFA
609
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2K – – –
FGAM
610
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1.66K -$379 -15 -11%
C
611
Covestor
United Kingdom
$1K -$5.79K -229 -86%
AW
612
Avion Wealth
Texas
$1K – – –
CA
613
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$1K – – –
MCM
614
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$1K – – –
PGAM
615
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$1K – – –
SMA
616
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$1K – – –
TF
617
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
WWMSC
618
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1K – – –
WAS
619
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1K – – –
LWANC
620
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$1K +$885 +35 New
AWM
621
Avondale Wealth Management
Texas
$1K +$1.01K +40 New
GEA
622
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$434 – – –
WIM
623
Westside Investment Management
California
$102 +$2.53K +100 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
624
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
– -$47.6M -1,739,575 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
625
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$41.6M -1,519,300 Closed
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

626 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $4.54B — down 12% from $5.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 124 funds closed out of GDX and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 63 holders — while 216 trimmed existing stakes and 189 added.

The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), opening a new position worth an estimated $186M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $212M.

  • 626 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2022, down from 701 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $4.54B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 124 closed out, a net change of -63 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $186M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $212M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.