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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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534 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.75B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 59

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 486 → 534 (+48)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.14B → $7.75B (+$614M)

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.18% → 74.67% (-0.51%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 166

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 31 (-3)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.31B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

Holders
534
Holders Change
+48
Holders Change %
+9.88%
% of All Funds
10.52%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
115
Increased
165
Reduced
166
Closed
59
Calls
$2.31B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$260M
Net Calls Change
-$989M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$433M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$278M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$140M
4
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
+$69.8M
5
SF
Synovus Financial
Georgia
+$64.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$273M
2
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$150M
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$112M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$111M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$97.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EIM
151
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.93M +$1.78M +65,000 +185%
BCM
152
Blume Capital Management
California
$2.93M +$104K +3,800 +4%
BC
153
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$2.93M -$547K -20,000 -17%
D.E. Shaw & Co
154
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.93M – – –
CC
155
Colrain Capital
Massachusetts
$2.92M -$246K -9,000 -8%
SMC
156
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.91M +$3.8K +139 +0.1%
FHA
157
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.89M -$264K -9,654 -9%
MLL
158
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$2.88M -$2.62M -95,685 -49%
JG
159
Jefferies Group
New York
$2.81M -$3.47M -127,074 -57%
AA
160
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$2.79M -$51.9K -1,900 -2%
SPC
161
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.72M +$248K +9,074 +11%
SC
162
Scholtz & Company
Connecticut
$2.69M -$4.1K -150 -0.2%
HP
163
Holowesko Partners
Bahamas
$2.66M – – –
CA
164
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.64M +$686K +25,092 +39%
BCM
165
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.63M +$1.13M +41,500 +86%
CAN
166
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.63M -$354K -12,968 -13%
AGA
167
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$2.63M -$160K -5,866 -6%
NAM
168
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.6M -$82.6K -3,023 -3%
SSG
169
Summit Securities Group
New York
$2.54M +$2.37M +86,800 New
VF
170
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.5M -$2.92M -106,956 -56%
BCP
171
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$2.5M +$67.4K +2,465 +3%
PCP
172
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.47M +$1.84M +67,343 +397%
SCI
173
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$2.46M -$19.1K -700 -0.8%
PW
174
Price Wealth
Texas
$2.46M – – –
LWA
175
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$2.44M +$1.08M +39,385 +90%
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

534 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $7.75B — up 8.6% from $7.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new GDX positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 166 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $433M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $273M.

  • 534 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2019, up from 486 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.75B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 115 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Citigroup, an estimated $433M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $273M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.