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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
MCM
126
Moon Capital Management
New York
$664K -$392K -27,000 -36%
FPCP
127
Fort Point Capital Partners
California
$646K -$995K -68,524 -59%
SC
128
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$643K -$177K -12,200 -21%
ICM
129
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$627K +$533K +36,726 +408%
CSS
130
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$581K +$562K +38,685 +1,059%
TFCP
131
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$580K +$614K +42,300 New
BCM
132
Breithorn Capital Management
New York
$549K +$582K +40,050 New
NEAM
133
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$538K +$514K +35,400 +932%
11A
134
10-15 Associates
New York
$532K +$91.2K +6,283 +19%
Cetera Investment Advisers
135
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$531K +$565K +38,900 New
V
136
Veritable
Delaware
$520K +$24.1K +1,662 +5%
TRCT
137
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$505K -$6.73M -463,131 -93%
Citadel Advisors
138
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$497K -$9.22M -634,956 -95%
FTUS
139
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$489K +$518K +35,665 New
SAM
140
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$483K -$63.7K -4,388 -11%
JMPWA
141
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$467K +$322K +22,191 +188%
NPC
142
National Planning Corporation
California
$462K +$32.8K +2,260 +9%
HDIM
143
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$450K -$72K -4,959 -13%
BTS
144
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$436K -$154K -10,596 -25%
AIG
145
American International Group
New York
$434K -$47.7K -3,285 -9%
FCH
146
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$426K -$22.2K -1,532 -5%
SVG
147
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$425K -$1.6M -110,000 -78%
JT
148
Jump Trading
Illinois
$420K +$445K +30,635 New
N
149
Natixis
France
$407K +$3.67K +253 +0.9%
OC
150
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$398K -$825K -56,841 -66%

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.