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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

321 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.7B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $995M | Put options by funds: $659M

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 33

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1315 (+2)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 310321 (+11)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.26%62.69% (+0.43%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.04B → $3.7B (-$345M)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 118

Holders
321
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+3.55%
% of All Funds
8.65%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
49
Increased
75
Reduced
118
Closed
33
Calls
$995M
Puts
$659M
Net Calls
+$336M
Net Calls Change
+$45.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SF
151
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$741K -$48.2K -2,481 -6%
FSA
152
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$731K -$227K -11,675 -22%
HFS
153
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$729K +$220K +11,330 +38%
HHMI
154
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$726K +$11.2K +576 +1%
MFS
155
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$722K -$29.3K -1,505 -4%
SWA
156
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$710K -$1.19M -61,350 -61%
TH
157
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$706K +$772K +39,732 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
158
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$698K -$403K -20,750 -35%
FAM
159
Foothills Asset Management
Arizona
$684K -$45.7K -2,350 -6%
BFM
160
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$669K +$183K +9,406 +33%
UCFA
161
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$614K -$174K -8,930 -21%
FTUS
162
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$602K +$659K +33,923 New
V
163
Veritable
Delaware
$595K
BAS
164
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$592K -$13.1K -675 -2%
11A
165
10-15 Associates
New York
$571K +$625K +32,165 New
AIP
166
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$563K
WHI
167
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$559K +$611K +31,450 New
CC
168
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$542K +$103K +5,300 +21%
PCM
169
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$487K -$132K -6,789 -20%
WA
170
WFG Advisors
Texas
$483K +$31.6K +1,625 +6%
Creative Planning
171
Creative Planning
Kansas
$471K +$44.8K +2,304 +10%
MAA
172
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$470K +$205K +10,520 +66%
M&T Bank
173
M&T Bank
New York
$456K +$26.2K +1,350 +6%
PAMG
174
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
$451K -$224K -11,514 -31%
PG
175
Portola Group
California
$451K -$4.86K -250 -1%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

321 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.7B — down 8.5% from $4.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new GDX positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 118 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CIBC World Markets, opening a new position worth an estimated $282M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $208M.

  • 321 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q2 2015, up from 310 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.7B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was CIBC World Markets, an estimated $282M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $208M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.