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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
JMPWA
51
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$19.1M +$439K +13,028 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
52
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$18.9M -$2.91M -86,298 -11%
Victory Capital Management
53
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$18.7M +$3.7M +109,830 +19%
Osaic Holdings
54
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$18.6M -$916K -27,146 -4%
CU
55
CQS (US)
New York
$17.1M
Commonwealth Equity Services
56
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.7M +$1.31M +38,781 +7%
Marshall Wace
57
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$16.7M +$9.96M +295,275 +94%
NC
58
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$16.4M
Baird Financial Group
59
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$16M +$4.69M +138,925 +31%
E
60
Ergoteles
New York
$15.5M +$19.1M +566,024 New
Millennium Management
61
Millennium Management
New York
$15.2M +$11.5M +339,605 +158%
Simplex Trading
62
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$15.1M +$5.54M +164,196 +42%
BU
63
Brown University
Rhode Island
$14.8M
JG
64
Jefferies Group
New York
$14.7M +$18.1M +536,676 New
HWA
65
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$12.4M +$202K +5,991 +1%
CS
66
Clear Street
New York
$12.4M +$15.2M +451,562 New
HighTower Advisors
67
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11.7M -$393K -11,645 -3%
Squarepoint
68
Squarepoint
New York
$11.5M +$14.2M +421,503 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
69
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$11M -$3.33M -98,585 -21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
70
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.8M -$4.54M -134,714 -25%
CCA
71
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$9.98M -$946K -28,059 -7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
72
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$9.9M +$447K +13,242 +4%
AUB
73
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$9.62M -$115K -3,395 -1%
MAM
74
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$9.49M -$9.26M -274,392 -44%
GGHC
75
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$9.25M -$276K -8,187 -2%

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.