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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

701 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.18B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 237 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.19%49.5% (+3.3%)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.65B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 760701 (-59)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 237

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4840 (-8)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.11B → $5.18B (-$1.93B)

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 131

Holders
701
Holders Change
-59
Holders Change %
-7.76%
% of All Funds
11.81%
Holding in Top 10
40
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
82
Increased
212
Reduced
237
Closed
131
Calls
$3.65B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$86.1M
Net Calls Change
-$718M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWG
701
Alpha Wave Global
New York
-$25.7M -671,314 Closed
AWM
702
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
-$21.6M -535,427 Closed
P3I
703
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
-$18.8M -491,159 Closed
SCM
704
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$12.6M -329,738 Closed
QAM
705
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
-$11M -286,145 Closed
B
706
Barings
North Carolina
-$9.57M -249,592 Closed
BFP
707
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
-$9.21M -240,252 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
708
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
-$7.43M -220,128 Closed
WCA
709
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
-$7.92M -206,591 Closed
CCMG
710
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.91M -206,231 Closed
DP
711
DDD Partners
Washington
-$7.47M -194,860 Closed
CWM
712
CIBC World Markets
New York
-$7.41M -193,300 Closed
FF
713
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
-$6.29M -163,996 Closed
FCM
714
Fourpath Capital Management
Oklahoma
-$5.96M -155,354 Closed
TF
715
Trek Financial
Arizona
-$5.46M -142,341 Closed
NWM
716
NEIRG Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$5.28M -137,781 Closed
MLL
717
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
-$5.28M -137,625 Closed
CP
718
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
-$5.06M -132,037 Closed
UCMOK
719
United Capital Management of KS
Kansas
-$4.79M -124,982 Closed
HCA
720
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
-$4.09M -106,726 Closed
ECU
721
Eisler Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
-$3.37M -100,000 Closed
IAN
722
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
-$2.99M -77,897 Closed
AIP
723
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
-$2.97M -77,541 Closed
CCMT
724
CMT Capital Markets Trading
Germany
-$2.58M -76,568 Closed
SPW
725
Surience Private Wealth
Washington
-$2.94M -76,537 Closed

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

701 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $5.18B — down 27% from $7.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 131 funds closed out of GDX and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 49 holders — while 237 trimmed existing stakes and 212 added.

The largest buyer was Slate Path Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $106M.

  • 701 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q2 2022, down from 760 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $5.18B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 131 closed out, a net change of -49 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Slate Path Capital, an estimated $155M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Prudential plc, an estimated $106M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.