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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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704 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.63B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 159 funds opening new positions, 226 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 71

47% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 44 (+14)

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.54B → $6.63B (+$2.09B)

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.55B | Put options by funds: $3.16B

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 626 → 704 (+78)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 226 | Existing positions reduced: 205

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.78% → 48.89% (-0.89%)

Holders
704
Holders Change
+78
Holders Change %
+12.46%
% of All Funds
11.32%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.67%
% of All Funds
0.71%
New
159
Increased
226
Reduced
205
Closed
71
Calls
$4.55B
Puts
$3.16B
Net Calls
+$1.39B
Net Calls Change
+$1.35B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
+$107M
2
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
+$89M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$78.7M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$64M
5
SF
Synovus Financial
Georgia
+$58.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$84.7M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$68.3M
3
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$57.1M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$54.1M
5
DGAM
Desjardins Global Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
-$42.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
676
Addison Advisors
Vermont
$4.3K – – –
BCM
677
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.3K +$4.01K +150 New
FFA
678
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$4.24K +$3.96K +148 New
FWM
679
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$4.01K – – –
BWM
680
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$3K +$53 +2 +2%
ICM
681
Islay Capital Management
Texas
$2.87K – – –
MAWCM
682
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$2.87K – – –
MIM
683
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2.75K +$27 +1 +1%
GIS
684
Grayhawk Investment Strategies
Alberta, Canada
$2.72K +$31.2K +1,167 +1,228%
FWP
685
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2.19K +$27 +1 +1%
BBPWM
686
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.18K – – –
TIM
687
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$2.15K – – –
WAS
688
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$2K +$27 +1 +2%
TFA
689
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$1.86K – – –
NC
690
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.72K +$1.6K +60 New
LWANC
691
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$1.66K +$615 +23 +66%
TF
692
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$1.18K – – –
AWM
693
Avondale Wealth Management
Texas
$1.15K – – –
PGAM
694
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$1K – – –
CA
695
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$974 – – –
BFA
696
BBJS Financial Advisors
Washington
$860 +$802 +30 New
MCM
697
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$716 – – –
OIS
698
Okabena Investment Services
Minnesota
$714 -$606K -22,656 -100%
PFA
699
Pathway Financial Advisers
Indiana
$573 +$535 +20 New
GEA
700
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$516 – – –
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

704 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $6.63B — up 46% from $4.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 159 funds opened new GDX positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 88 holders — while 226 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SPX Gestao de Recursos, opening a new position worth an estimated $107M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $84.7M.

  • 704 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2022, up from 626 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $6.63B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 159 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 71 closed out, a net change of +88 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was SPX Gestao de Recursos, an estimated $107M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $84.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.