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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
CA
101
Continental Advisors
Utah
$1.15M -$861K -59,300 -41%
UR
102
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.13M +$815K +56,122 +212%
PHS
103
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.1M -$407K -28,008 -26%
MC
104
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.08M +$436K +30,040 +61%
RG
105
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$1.05M +$371K +25,528 +47%
WA
106
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.04M -$73.3K -5,050 -6%
AIP
107
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$1.04M
EGA
108
E&G Advisors
Texas
$1M +$389K +26,800 +58%
Baird Financial Group
109
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$976K -$523K -36,010 -34%
Bank of New York Mellon
110
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$938K -$27.7K -1,909 -3%
VKH
111
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$934K +$360K +24,787 +57%
CT
112
CMT Trading
Illinois
$917K +$971K +66,847 New
KAM
113
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$906K +$360K +24,820 +60%
PP
114
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$900K +$953K +65,600 New
SFT
115
Simmons First Trust
Arkansas
$854K +$72.3K +4,981 +9%
William Blair & Company
116
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$822K -$63.8K -4,394 -7%
ProShare Advisors
117
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$761K +$369K +25,378 +84%
LFR
118
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$750K -$36.3K -2,497 -4%
HHMI
119
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$734K +$133K +9,136 +21%
SCM
120
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$713K -$182K -12,500 -19%
HFS
121
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$713K +$159K +10,918 +27%
FSA
122
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$689K +$123K +8,500 +20%
PIC
123
PCJ Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$686K +$726K +50,000 New
DADC
124
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$678K -$87.9K -6,050 -11%
RAM
125
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
$665K -$105K -7,230 -13%

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.