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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

312 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.49B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.06%68.51% (+8.4%)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1617 (+1)

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05B | Put options by funds: $959M

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $4.49B (-$394M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 340312 (-28)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 107

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 66

Holders
312
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-8.24%
% of All Funds
9.05%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
0.49%
New
42
Increased
92
Reduced
107
Closed
66
Calls
$1.05B
Puts
$959M
Net Calls
+$88.3M
Net Calls Change
+$148M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
1
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$743M +$170M +6,643,231 +24%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$566M +$134M +5,253,821 +25%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$387M +$116M +4,540,045 +33%
MAM
4
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$265M +$83.5M +3,267,222 +36%
UIM
5
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$214M
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$207M +$102M +3,981,328 +69%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$178M +$213M +8,342,717 New
Rafferty Asset Management
8
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$172M +$180M +7,031,747 +681%
GC
9
Greenlight Capital
New York
$135M -$59.7M -2,334,588 -27%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$109M
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$102M -$36.3M -1,419,903 -23%
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$100M +$4.02M +157,212 +3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$96.2M -$117M -4,580,314 -50%
VanEck Associates
14
VanEck Associates
New York
$83.7M +$100M +3,917,124 New
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$68M +$31M +1,213,021 +62%
JAM
16
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$65.2M -$335K -13,114 -0.4%
Barclays
17
Barclays
United Kingdom
$58.6M +$55.5M +2,172,517 +350%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$54.2M -$10.2M -400,722 -14%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$54M -$4.66M -182,362 -7%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$50M +$6.27M +245,292 +12%
Wellington Management Group
21
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$45.1M +$64.4K +2,518 +0.1%
QIM
22
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$41.8M +$45.8M +1,793,000 +1,097%
DFO
23
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$33M -$60M -2,348,400 -60%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$29.8M +$35.7M +1,395,794 New
WA
25
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$26.8M +$11.2M +437,231 +54%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

312 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.49B — down 8.1% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of GDX and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 107 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $213M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 312 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2014, down from 340 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.49B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 66 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $213M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.