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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

391 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.22B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.96B → $5.22B (+$259M)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.8%65.91% (+2.1%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 49

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.79B | Put options by funds: $1.76B

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 392391 (-1)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 129

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2017 (-3)

Holders
391
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.26%
% of All Funds
8.95%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
50
Increased
112
Reduced
129
Closed
49
Calls
$1.79B
Puts
$1.76B
Net Calls
+$22M
Net Calls Change
+$783M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAMU
101
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.85M
Millennium Management
102
Millennium Management
New York
$2.83M -$289K -12,903 -9%
ICM
103
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$2.76M +$2.77M +123,715 New
MCM
104
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$2.76M -$4.48K -200 -0.2%
Simplex Trading
105
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.73M +$2.03M +90,534 +283%
ED
106
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.73M +$784K +34,982 +40%
CVM
107
Cheviot Value Management
California
$2.71M -$64.4K -2,877 -2%
OC
108
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.64M -$123K -5,481 -4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
109
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.57M -$1.85M -82,475 -42%
MA
110
Menlo Advisors
California
$2.52M
Nomura Holdings
111
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.43M -$104K -4,637 -4%
JG
112
Jefferies Group
New York
$2.43M -$1.62M -72,336 -40%
QIM
113
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$2.41M +$2.42M +108,100 New
RCM
114
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.36M -$672K -30,000 -22%
SMC
115
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.25M +$130K +5,826 +6%
Wolverine Trading
116
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.23M
CWM
117
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.2M +$1.09M +48,638 New
AFP
118
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$2.18M +$147K +6,569 +7%
LCM
119
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$2.17M +$42.6K +1,900 +2%
Toronto Dominion Bank
120
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$2.12M -$125K -5,600 -6%
ABC
121
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$2.06M -$204K -9,105 -9%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
122
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$2.06M +$2M +89,469 +3,098%
CG
123
Cutler Group
California
$2.05M -$5.9M -263,282 -74%
VAM
124
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$2.04M +$903K +40,334 +79%
CFIC
125
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
$2.01M +$985K +44,000 +96%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

391 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.22B — up 5.2% from $4.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new GDX positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 112 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $177M.

  • 391 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q2 2018, down from 392 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.22B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 49 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $267M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $177M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.