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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
VDBMI
51
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$4.39M +$4.64M +319,765 New
Walleye Trading
52
Walleye Trading
New York
$4.2M +$4.04M +278,279 +990%
NC
53
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$4.01M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
54
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.74M -$95.6K -6,585 -2%
PG
55
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$3.65M +$473K +32,593 +14%
ED
56
Exane Derivatives
France
$3.38M -$934K -64,291 -21%
RCM
57
Rockshelter Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.29M -$416K -28,630 -11%
HT
58
HAP Trading
New York
$3.26M +$74.8K +5,151 +2%
COPPSERS
59
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.17M -$390K -26,886 -10%
CAM
60
Coronation Asset Management
South Africa
$3.14M
HighTower Advisors
61
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.12M -$1.09M -75,148 -25%
JGC
62
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$3.09M +$3.12M +215,012 +2,150%
Simplex Trading
63
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.99M +$481K +33,089 +18%
Stifel Financial
64
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.88M +$946K +65,146 +45%
CA
65
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$2.88M +$3.05M +209,730 New
RCM
66
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.88M
ACI
67
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$2.84M +$1.56M +107,084 +106%
NCA
68
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$2.82M +$174K +12,000 +140%
BCI
69
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.77M +$2.4M +165,000 +446%
CG
70
Cutler Group
California
$2.64M +$2.8M +192,469 New
HSBC Holdings
71
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.54M -$114M -7,863,100 -98%
QIM
72
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$2.3M +$2.44M +168,000 New
CLOS
73
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$2.29M +$46.8K +3,220 +2%
ST
74
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$2.21M +$2.18M +150,070 +1,318%
PAG
75
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.19M +$1.25M +86,090 +117%

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.