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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
GIM
151
Guild Investment Management
California
$3.36M -$684K -20,281 -13%
CCMW
152
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$3.35M +$2.3M +68,071 +126%
SMC
153
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$3.34M +$52.5K +1,557 +1%
NRS
154
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$3.29M -$3.37K -100 -0.1%
FM
155
Freemont Management
Switzerland
$3.29M
AWM
156
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$3.27M -$874K -25,896 -18%
Two Sigma Advisers
157
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.26M -$23.6K -700 -0.6%
KA
158
Kercheville Advisors
Texas
$3.23M +$199K +5,900 +5%
HJMC
159
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$3.22M +$3.96M +117,460 New
SIM
160
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$3.18M +$511K +15,160 +15%
SFG
161
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$3.17M +$262K +7,755 +7%
DA
162
DCF Advisers
Connecticut
$3.15M +$422K +12,500 +12%
UCFA
163
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.09M -$131K -3,894 -3%
FAIM
164
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$3.04M +$801K +23,736 +27%
CANY
165
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$3.02M -$4.92M -145,800 -57%
PCM
166
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$3.02M +$160K +4,756 +5%
BPA
167
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$2.99M -$152K -4,513 -4%
CWA
168
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$2.98M +$191K +5,651 +5%
EDRH
169
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.96M -$497K -14,721 -12%
MSWM
170
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.94M -$26.3K -780 -0.7%
IWM
171
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.9M +$411K +12,192 +13%
SMF
172
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
$2.85M -$15.1K -449 -0.4%
WC
173
Weil Company
California
$2.81M +$647K +19,188 +23%
BCM
174
Blume Capital Management
California
$2.78M -$69.2K -2,050 -2%
COPPSERS
175
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$2.78M +$141K +4,190 +4%

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.