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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
FTUS
126
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$4.63M +$5.71M +169,248 New
WF
127
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$4.52M +$430K +12,743 +8%
IC
128
IEQ Capital
California
$4.33M +$4.81M +142,548 +917%
TAM
129
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$4.31M +$19.7K +585 +0.4%
MAM
130
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$4.27M
MPWT
131
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$4.2M +$445K +13,198 +9%
DRS
132
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$4.18M +$809K +23,984 +19%
Nomura Asset Management
133
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$4.07M -$1.57M -46,570 -74%
FIM
134
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$4.03M -$868K -25,742 -15%
Franklin Resources
135
Franklin Resources
California
$4.03M -$3.37K -100 -0.1%
BCP
136
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$3.99M -$684K -20,284 -12%
DWM
137
Dorchester Wealth Management
Quebec, Canada
$3.99M +$135K +3,995 +3%
BM
138
Baymount Management
Florida
$3.97M +$4.89M +145,000 New
JF
139
Jump Financial
Illinois
$3.94M +$3.74M +110,862 +335%
MSFS
140
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$3.85M -$216K -6,404 -4%
BCM
141
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$3.82M +$4.54M +134,458 New
OC
142
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.8M +$159K +4,708 +4%
BFIC
143
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
California
$3.69M +$248K +7,365 +6%
AllianceBernstein
144
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.65M -$2.39M -70,770 -35%
BFS
145
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$3.62M -$45.6K -1,353 -1%
G
146
Gainplan
Michigan
$3.61M -$84.8K -2,515 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
147
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.51M -$37.1K -1,100 -0.9%
AWM
148
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$3.48M -$126K -3,749 -3%
SCM
149
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.45M -$890K -26,370 -17%
MTIM
150
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.37M +$1.66M +49,250 +67%

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.