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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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703 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.3B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 255 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 92

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 255 | Existing positions reduced: 216

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 668 → 703 (+35)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.54B | Put options by funds: $3.64B

1.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.36% → 50.33% (-1%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 49 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.83B → $8.3B (-$532M)

Holders
703
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+5.24%
% of All Funds
12.44%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
0.87%
New
136
Increased
255
Reduced
216
Closed
92
Calls
$3.54B
Puts
$3.64B
Net Calls
-$104M
Net Calls Change
-$153M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$341M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$225M
3
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
+$224M
4
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
+$134M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$131M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$623M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$551M
3
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$93.7M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$86.9M
5
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
-$70.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KPWG
151
KFA Private Wealth Group
Virginia
$4.52M -$1.05M -28,100 -18%
MMA
152
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$4.5M +$320K +8,571 +7%
WIA
153
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$4.44M +$195K +5,213 +4%
WSCM
154
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$4.4M -$336K -9,000 -7%
CAM
155
Cidel Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.38M -$7.01M -187,631 -61%
PCM
156
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$4.37M +$4.53M +121,408 New
NA
157
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$4.36M +$4.52M +121,139 New
SAA
158
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$4.36M +$373K +10,000 +9%
AFP
159
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$4.35M -$1.23M -32,850 -21%
Walleye Trading
160
Walleye Trading
New York
$4.34M -$507K -13,565 -10%
DA
161
DCF Advisers
Connecticut
$4.32M +$373K +10,000 +9%
CCM
162
CAAS Capital Management
New York
$4.32M +$4.48M +120,000 New
FM
163
Freemont Management
Switzerland
$4.32M +$4.48M +120,000 New
GIM
164
Guild Investment Management
California
$4.31M +$19K +510 +0.4%
CCMW
165
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$4.25M -$5.64K -151 -0.1%
PHS
166
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$4.12M +$1.2M +32,009 +39%
OWA
167
Opal Wealth Advisors
New York
$3.96M +$4.1M +109,809 New
HH
168
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$3.85M -$2.94M -78,597 -42%
LWA
169
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$3.83M +$150K +4,020 +4%
PNAA
170
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$3.71M +$18.6K +499 +0.5%
BFS
171
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$3.69M +$819K +21,930 +27%
AA
172
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.67M -$934 -25 -0%
BSCM
173
Berry Street Capital Management
United Kingdom
$3.6M +$3.73M +100,000 New
SFG
174
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$3.56M +$1.45M +38,776 +65%
BCM
175
Blume Capital Management
California
$3.55M -$11.2K -300 -0.3%
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

703 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $8.3B — down 6% from $8.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new GDX positions and 92 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 255 added to existing stakes and 216 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $341M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $623M.

  • 703 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2020, up from 668 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $8.3B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2020, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 92 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $341M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $623M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.