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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

313 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.85B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 65

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $875M | Put options by funds: $790M

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.51%69.06% (+0.56%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 312313 (+1)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 102

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.49B → $3.85B (-$642M)

35% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1711 (-6)

Holders
313
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.32%
% of All Funds
8.35%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-35.29%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
72
Increased
96
Reduced
102
Closed
65
Calls
$875M
Puts
$790M
Net Calls
+$84.7M
Net Calls Change
-$3.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$634M +$155M +8,010,237 +30%
Deutsche Bank
2
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$569M -$74M -3,828,767 -11%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$275M +$197M +10,194,393 +214%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$255M -$81.8M -4,230,630 -23%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$237M +$249M +12,910,178 New
UIM
6
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$184M
GC
7
Greenlight Capital
New York
$157M +$42.5M +2,198,488 +35%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$155M -$24.6M -1,271,592 -13%
MAM
9
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$79.1M -$157M -8,102,376 -65%
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$71.6M +$22.9M +1,183,588 +42%
JAM
11
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$56.1M -$3.44K -178 -0%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$51.6M -$32.7M -1,694,419 -38%
Rafferty Asset Management
13
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$44.4M -$109M -5,649,870 -70%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$42.9M -$116M -6,008,803 -72%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$42.8M -$3.91M -202,225 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$40.7M -$18.8M -971,956 -31%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$40.3M -$2.89M -149,799 -6%
GC
18
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$38.5M -$58.3M -3,014,700 -59%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$38.5M +$37.3M +1,932,204 +1,198%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$38M -$9.07M -469,465 -19%
SH
21
SeaTown Holdings
Singapore
$36.2M +$38M +1,967,400 New
AH
22
Achievement Holdings
Illinois
$35.9M +$23.1M +1,196,300 New
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$34.6M -$4.4M -227,716 -11%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34.3M +$14.5M +752,817 +68%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$29.5M +$31M +1,603,788 New

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

313 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.85B — down 14% from $4.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new GDX positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $197M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $157M.

  • 313 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2014, up from 312 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.85B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 65 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $197M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.