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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

300 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $849M | Put options by funds: $635M

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 302300 (-2)

4.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.75%56.21% (-4.5%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.73B → $2.44B (-$290M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 119

Holders
300
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.66%
% of All Funds
7.87%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
61
Increased
71
Reduced
119
Closed
60
Calls
$849M
Puts
$635M
Net Calls
+$214M
Net Calls Change
+$147M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LCP
176
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$236K -$404K -27,850 -62%
SI
177
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$235K +$26.6K +1,830 +12%
SAMT
178
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$233K
SF
179
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$229K -$344K -23,712 -58%
CA
180
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$227K +$55.9K +3,850 +30%
AIM
181
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$224K -$6.17K -425 -3%
IC
182
Inverness Counsel
New York
$220K
First Manhattan
183
First Manhattan
New York
$219K +$14.5K +1,000 +7%
PHIMC
184
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$213K -$83.6K -5,755 -27%
HCM
185
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$212K
WS
186
Wedbush Securities
California
$209K -$10.3K -706 -4%
MC
187
Mathes Company
New York
$202K -$56.6K -3,900 -21%
EIM
188
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$202K
WHI
189
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$198K -$21.8K -1,500 -9%
EAM
190
Evanson Asset Management
California
$184K -$17.6K -1,209 -8%
BHTS
191
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$183K +$36.6K +2,521 +23%
ACM
192
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$182K
BWM
193
Braver Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$178K
CHAM
194
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$172K -$3.27K -225 -2%
GWM
195
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$169K -$81.2K -5,589 -31%
SIC
196
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$169K
WEC
197
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$160K -$19.7K -1,354 -10%
SB
198
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$159K -$135K -9,300 -44%
OAM
199
Orinda Asset Management
California
$159K +$168K +11,572 New
DC
200
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$157K -$8.03K -553 -5%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

300 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.44B — down 11% from $2.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new GDX positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 71 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $302M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $207M.

  • 300 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2015, down from 302 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.44B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 60 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $302M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $207M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.