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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

349 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.29B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 47

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.34B | Put options by funds: $901M

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1722 (+5)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 308349 (+41)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4B → $4.29B (+$288M)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 100

4.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.05%55.15% (-4.9%)

Holders
349
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+13.31%
% of All Funds
10.08%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.41%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
92
Increased
109
Reduced
100
Closed
47
Calls
$1.34B
Puts
$901M
Net Calls
+$435M
Net Calls Change
+$359M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BAS
201
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$592K +$12.3K +500 +2%
MCM
202
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$558K +$581K +23,650 New
DADC
203
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$547K +$543K +22,115 +2,010%
NES
204
New England Securities
New York
$537K +$253K +10,304 +83%
PG
205
Portola Group
California
$534K +$296K +12,075 +115%
PG
206
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$532K -$1.44M -58,501 -72%
KFS
207
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$529K +$88.7K +3,613 +19%
FMII
208
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$527K +$20.2K +821 +4%
AllianceBernstein
209
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$524K +$545K +22,200 New
SNT
210
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$519K
IPRC
211
Indices-Pac Research Corporation
New Jersey
$515K +$146K +5,962 +38%
WS
212
Wedbush Securities
California
$503K +$47.8K +1,945 +10%
GI
213
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$503K +$523K +21,320 New
BRWA
214
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$491K -$231K -9,416 -31%
OFG
215
OTA Financial Group
New York
$482K +$11K +449 +2%
EI
216
Excelsia Inc
Georgia
$473K +$32.7K +1,333 +7%
MC
217
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$456K +$475K +19,330 New
CAN
218
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$451K +$17.1K +695 +4%
SIM
219
SSI Investment Management
California
$424K +$442K +18,009 New
BCM
220
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$413K -$146K -5,957 -25%
WA
221
WFG Advisors
Texas
$412K +$265K +10,809 +162%
First Manhattan
222
First Manhattan
New York
$412K +$331K +13,500 +340%
PBT
223
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$401K
SAMT
224
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$401K
EHC
225
Everett Harris & Co
California
$398K

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

349 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.29B — up 7.2% from $4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new GDX positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Discovery Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $121M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $423M.

  • 349 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q1 2014, up from 308 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.29B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $121M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $423M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.