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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
Bank of Nova Scotia
76
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$2.16M +$290K +20,000 +15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
77
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.13M -$1.88M -129,728 -45%
GP
78
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$2.06M +$145K +10,000 +7%
LCM
79
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$2.06M +$2.18M +150,000 New
ST
80
Spot Trading
Illinois
$2.06M +$93.1K +6,409 +4%
T
81
Tahithromos
New York
$1.98M +$2.1M +144,460 New
LCP
82
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$1.95M
FM
83
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$1.91M -$41.1K -2,831 -2%
Nomura Holdings
84
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.89M +$1.88M +129,729 New
EM
85
Emancipation Management
New York
$1.81M -$93.9K -6,467 -5%
MCM
86
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.76M -$38.3K -2,636 -2%
SCI
87
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$1.75M -$29K -2,000 -2%
EDRH
88
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1.68M +$243K +16,722 +16%
BPC
89
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.61M -$1.18M -81,500 -41%
EDRPMB
90
Edmond de Rothschild Private Merchant Banking
United Kingdom
$1.6M +$243K +16,722 +17%
FIM
91
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.41M +$1.42M +97,834 +1,957%
JCM
92
JS Capital Management
New York
$1.37M +$72.6K +5,000 +5%
TC
93
Talkot Capital
California
$1.37M +$1.45M +100,000 New
SMC
94
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$1.36M -$163K -11,219 -10%
Envestnet Asset Management
95
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.34M -$1.85M -127,602 -57%
LTFS
96
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.32M +$179K +12,356 +15%
LPC
97
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1.25M +$1.12M +77,200 +568%
KeyBank National Association
98
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.2M -$26.8K -1,846 -2%
OC
99
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$1.2M -$242K -16,640 -16%
FTIOP
100
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$1.18M

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.