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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
GFS
801
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
-$204K -5,315 Closed
AWA
802
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
-$203K -5,305 Closed
CF
803
Centaurus Financial
California
-$196K -5,118 Closed
FA
804
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$154K -4,007 Closed
SSG
805
Summit Securities Group
New York
-$115K -3,000 Closed
AP
806
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$107K -2,706 Closed
FPFS
807
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
-$84K -2,200 Closed
DTIM
808
Danda Trouve Investment Management
Kansas
-$83K -2,177 Closed
BFC
809
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
-$81K -2,117 Closed
EWM
810
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
-$63K -1,654 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
811
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$59K -1,530 Closed
DC
812
DeDora Capital
California
-$41K -1,060 Closed
WI
813
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
-$242K -900 Closed
FPS
814
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
-$16K -405 Closed
TCM
815
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$15K -400 Closed
AW
816
Alaethes Wealth
Nevada
-$14K -370 Closed
CCM
817
Covington Capital Management
California
-$13K -334 Closed
BW
818
Bison Wealth
Georgia
-$12K -313 Closed
OFG
819
Oxford Financial Group
Indiana
-$8K -219 Closed
CCS
820
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
-$8K -200 Closed
TAM
821
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
-$7.67K -200 Closed
RFWA
822
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
-$6.02K -157 Closed
AssetMark Inc
823
AssetMark Inc
California
-$5K -143 Closed
PCG
824
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
-$5K -122 Closed
IA
825
IFS Advisors
Kansas
-$3K -100 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.