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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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379 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.88B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 46

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.15B → $7.88B (+$1.73B)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 24 (+3)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 109

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 359 → 379 (+20)

4.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.06% → 68% (+4.9%)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.39B | Put options by funds: $1.68B

Holders
379
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+5.57%
% of All Funds
9.43%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.6%
New
74
Increased
121
Reduced
109
Closed
46
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$1.68B
Net Calls
-$294M
Net Calls Change
-$331M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
+$518M
2
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
+$301M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$285M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$284M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$260M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$307M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$209M
3
PC
Passport Capital
California
-$191M
4
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$124M
5
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$113M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
COPPSERS
101
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.14M +$3.2M +137,600 New
Wolverine Trading
102
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$3.06M -$2.83M -121,856 -47%
MTIM
103
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.94M -$1.76M -75,501 -37%
FTUS
104
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.92M +$910K +39,133 +44%
MCM
105
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$2.88M -$5.61K -241 -0.2%
G
106
GenTrust
Florida
$2.87M +$564K +24,241 +24%
QCMNJ
107
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$2.78M +$2.83M +121,661 New
ACM
108
Atika Capital Management
New York
$2.74M +$2.79M +120,000 New
CCM
109
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2.72M +$182K +7,829 +7%
BCM
110
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.69M +$2.45M +105,453 +848%
PP
111
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$2.53M -$9.38M -403,203 -78%
RL
112
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$2.52M -$249K -10,685 -9%
LTFS
113
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.45M +$145K +6,236 +6%
CIAS
114
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2.43M -$26.1K -1,121 -1%
MA
115
Menlo Advisors
California
$2.42M +$814 +35 +0%
BTS
116
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.41M +$928K +39,915 +61%
CIBC Asset Management
117
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.4M -$898K -38,592 -27%
NPC
118
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.38M +$9.56K +411 +0.4%
SMC
119
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.34M -$17.1K -737 -0.7%
SMFG
120
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$2.33M +$1.73M +74,459 +269%
PAG
121
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.33M -$676K -29,069 -23%
JCM
122
Jafra Capital Management
New York
$2.28M +$1.74M +75,000 +300%
CIC
123
Canal Insurance Company
South Carolina
$2.28M +$2.33M +100,000 New
GCM
124
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.28M +$2.33M +100,000 New
Lazard Asset Management
125
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.28M +$2.33M +100,000 New
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5
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

379 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $7.88B — up 28% from $6.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new GDX positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hexavest, adding an estimated $518M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $307M.

  • 379 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q1 2017, up from 359 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.88B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Hexavest, an estimated $518M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $307M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.