We are live on ! Find out more
GDX icon

VanEck Gold Miners ETF

701 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.18B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 237 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.19%49.5% (+3.3%)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.65B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 760701 (-59)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 237

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4840 (-8)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.11B → $5.18B (-$1.93B)

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 131

Holders
701
Holders Change
-59
Holders Change %
-7.76%
% of All Funds
11.81%
Holding in Top 10
40
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
82
Increased
212
Reduced
237
Closed
131
Calls
$3.65B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$86.1M
Net Calls Change
-$718M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
101
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$6.23M +$1.12M +33,288 +17%
MA
102
Menlo Advisors
California
$6.17M
MCA
103
MSH Capital Advisors
Arizona
$6.14M +$2.58M +76,401 +52%
Cetera Investment Advisers
104
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$6.08M +$451K +13,368 +6%
Wolverine Trading
105
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$6.07M +$622K +18,446 +9%
ABC
106
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$5.98M -$31.7K -940 -0.4%
SIAP
107
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$5.94M +$82.3K +2,440 +1%
ST
108
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$5.93M +$833K +24,685 +13%
KAS
109
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$5.79M -$28K -830 -0.4%
Amundi
110
Amundi
France
$5.75M +$3.57M +105,900 +90%
CSPIA
111
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$5.72M +$7.05M +208,956 New
CIBC World Market
112
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.64M -$14.3M -422,514 -67%
KPW
113
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$5.59M -$385K -11,421 -5%
AWS
114
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$5.55M +$1.59M +47,221 +30%
VCM
115
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$5.49M -$70.3K -2,084 -1%
CG
116
Cutler Group
California
$5.29M +$6.52M +193,330 New
SAA
117
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$5.26M
SPIA
118
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$5.22M +$2.18M +64,668 +51%
RWA
119
Rainsberger Wealth Advisors
Colorado
$5.16M -$11.3K -334 -0.2%
KCM
120
Karp Capital Management
California
$5.08M +$726K +21,512 +13%
PHS
121
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$5.05M +$2.36M +70,065 +61%
PP
122
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$4.92M +$6.06M +179,600 New
WH
123
Whitcomb & Hess
Ohio
$4.83M +$5.95M +176,303 New
EWP
124
Engrave Wealth Partners
Texas
$4.68M +$5.76M +170,767 New
WFI
125
West Family Investments
California
$4.66M

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

701 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $5.18B — down 27% from $7.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 131 funds closed out of GDX and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 49 holders — while 237 trimmed existing stakes and 212 added.

The largest buyer was Slate Path Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $106M.

  • 701 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q2 2022, down from 760 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $5.18B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 131 closed out, a net change of -49 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Slate Path Capital, an estimated $155M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Prudential plc, an estimated $106M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.