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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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367 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.65B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.46B → $7.65B (+$1.19B)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 → 35 (+4)

3.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.76% → 69.12% (+3.4%)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 64

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 370 → 367 (-3)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.73B | Put options by funds: $1.76B

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 129

Holders
367
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.81%
% of All Funds
9.79%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.9%
% of All Funds
0.93%
New
66
Increased
108
Reduced
129
Closed
64
Calls
$1.73B
Puts
$1.76B
Net Calls
-$30.2M
Net Calls Change
+$182M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$853M
2
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
+$764M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$708M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$265M
5
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$227M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$501M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$395M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$277M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$216M
5
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
-$89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
126
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.6M -$146K -5,084 -5%
EDRPMB
127
Edmond de Rothschild Private Merchant Banking
United Kingdom
$2.49M -$415K -14,474 -13%
CCM
128
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2.42M +$1.16M +40,513 +65%
FM
129
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$2.4M -$646K -22,514 -20%
KeyBank National Association
130
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.38M +$71.9K +2,505 +3%
MF
131
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$2.33M +$2.53M +88,180 New
MC
132
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$2.29M +$127K +4,423 +5%
VF
133
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.18M +$2.37M +82,593 New
AAM
134
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
$2.17M +$2.36M +82,205 New
LPC
135
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$2.15M +$2.34M +81,500 New
FAAS
136
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.14M +$1.24M +43,378 +115%
OC
137
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$2.1M -$6.03K -210 -0.3%
JMPWA
138
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.99M -$294K -10,260 -12%
DC
139
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.94M -$3.95M -137,731 -65%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
140
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.94M +$445K +15,500 +27%
EDRS
141
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$1.93M +$1.36M +47,363 +185%
Janney Montgomery Scott
142
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.91M +$2.08M +72,398 New
CI
143
Clal Insurance
Israel
$1.9M – – –
SB
144
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$1.88M +$287K +10,016 +16%
William Blair & Company
145
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.84M +$158K +5,500 +9%
BCM
146
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.83M +$287K +10,000 +17%
ACM
147
Avalon Capital Management
California
$1.8M -$31.6K -1,100 -2%
SSWM
148
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.77M +$43K +1,500 +2%
BTS
149
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.74M +$921K +32,089 +95%
IAA
150
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$1.72M +$1.86M +64,890 New
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

367 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $7.65B — up 18% from $6.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new GDX positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $853M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $501M.

  • 367 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2016, down from 370 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.65B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 64 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $853M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $501M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.