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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

349 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.29B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 47

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.34B | Put options by funds: $901M

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1722 (+5)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 308349 (+41)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4B → $4.29B (+$288M)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 100

4.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.05%55.15% (-4.9%)

Holders
349
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+13.31%
% of All Funds
10.08%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.41%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
92
Increased
109
Reduced
100
Closed
47
Calls
$1.34B
Puts
$901M
Net Calls
+$435M
Net Calls Change
+$359M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
William Blair & Company
76
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.32M +$4.23M +172,381 +1,593%
ST
77
Spot Trading
Illinois
$4.21M -$2.04M -83,215 -32%
SC
78
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$4.12M +$967K +39,400 +29%
NC
79
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$3.98M
PL
80
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$3.98M +$4.14M +168,775 New
IIM
81
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$3.83M +$1.74M +70,751 +77%
QI
82
QS Investors
New York
$3.72M +$1.73M +70,357 +81%
SI
83
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$3.7M
Janney Montgomery Scott
84
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.68M +$462K +18,828 +14%
RAM
85
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
$3.67M +$3.07M +125,060 +410%
HT
86
HAP Trading
New York
$3.54M +$3.68M +149,888 New
RVP
87
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$3.36M -$22.2K -903 -0.6%
SAG
88
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$3.35M +$2.67M +108,612 +327%
OM
89
Ospraie Management
New York
$3.12M +$3.24M +132,000 New
AAMU
90
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$3.02M +$3.15M +128,179 New
FSA
91
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$3.01M +$3.13M +127,658 New
NC
92
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.92M +$3.04M +123,630 New
MA
93
Menlo Advisors
California
$2.9M +$3.02M +123,015 New
HSBC Holdings
94
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.82M -$10.8M -438,519 -79%
JAM
95
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$2.8M -$545K -22,205 -16%
RJFSA
96
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.76M +$1.89M +76,821 +192%
CT
97
CMT Trading
Illinois
$2.74M +$2.85M +116,209 New
BI
98
Braeside Investments
Texas
$2.71M -$37.6K -1,532 -1%
ID
99
Integral Derivatives
New York
$2.67M +$2.78M +113,037 New
NPC
100
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.66M +$1.84M +75,145 +219%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

349 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.29B — up 7.2% from $4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new GDX positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Discovery Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $121M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $423M.

  • 349 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q1 2014, up from 308 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.29B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $121M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $423M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.