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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
MCC
201
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$2.08M -$195K -5,774 -7%
AA
202
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$2.04M +$163K +4,842 +7%
ICM
203
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$2.04M -$568K -16,845 -18%
NFGCM
204
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
$2.02M +$78.9K +2,340 +3%
NFG
205
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$1.94M -$383K -11,361 -14%
LIA
206
LSP Investment Advisors
New York
$1.93M
SWA
207
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.87M -$213K -6,319 -8%
EFM
208
E Fund Management
China
$1.86M -$691K -20,481 -23%
Creative Planning
209
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.86M +$151K +4,472 +7%
CP
210
Cumberland Partners
Ontario, Canada
$1.86M -$2.37M -70,350 -51%
SC
211
Sepio Capital
Utah
$1.79M +$2.06K +61 +0.1%
YIH
212
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.78M +$2.2M +65,194 New
SEA
213
Stegent Equity Advisors
Texas
$1.73M +$1.28M +38,010 +153%
APA
214
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.71M +$1.11M +32,895 +112%
AA
215
Apriem Advisors
California
$1.7M +$4.18K +124 +0.2%
IFG
216
Independent Financial Group
California
$1.7M +$143K +4,243 +7%
CWM
217
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.68M +$12.6K +375 +0.6%
GPCM
218
Granite Point Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.64M
AA
219
Antipodean Advisors
New York
$1.64M +$2.02M +60,000 New
MCM
220
Moon Capital Management
New York
$1.62M
Brown Advisory
221
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.61M +$1.99M +58,891 New
BWCS
222
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$1.61M +$514K +15,250 +35%
OCM
223
One Capital Management
California
$1.59M -$5.53K -164 -0.3%
DADC
224
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.57M -$628K -18,610 -24%
CM
225
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
$1.56M +$1.92M +56,847 New

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.