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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

382 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.81B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 52

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 372382 (+10)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1918 (-1)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.05B → $3.81B (-$238M)

7.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.63%46.2% (-7.4%)

16% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.93B | Put options by funds: $2.3B

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 132

Holders
382
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.69%
% of All Funds
8.66%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
66
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
52
Calls
$1.93B
Puts
$2.3B
Net Calls
-$370M
Net Calls Change
-$534M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
1
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$430M +$86.4M +3,796,313 +26%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$364M +$39.1M +1,720,161 +12%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$287M -$101M -4,455,833 -27%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$276M +$33.6M +1,474,862 +14%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$271M +$180M +7,900,603 +209%
H
6
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$228M +$2.77M +121,679 +1%
Bessemer Group
7
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$214M
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$109M +$9.76M +428,684 +10%
Squarepoint
9
Squarepoint
New York
$80.4M +$53.7M +2,358,009 +214%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$79.6M -$5.26M -231,192 -6%
EIM
11
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
$77.6M +$76M +3,340,000 New
QIM
12
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$68.5M +$27.5M +1,206,600 +69%
PI
13
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$52.1M
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$50.6M -$45.8M -2,012,604 -48%
MFM
15
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$50.6M +$49.5M +2,177,209 New
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$48.1M +$13.1M +577,623 +39%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$46.7M -$15.7M -691,146 -26%
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$42.6M -$25M -1,099,900 -37%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42.2M +$16.5M +726,268 +67%
Bank of Nova Scotia
20
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$36.3M +$31.2M +1,369,821 +720%
Adage Capital Partners
21
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$34.9M +$34.1M +1,500,000 New
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$29.1M -$4.24M -186,231 -13%
HI
23
HBK Investments
Texas
$28.8M -$34.1M -1,498,527 -55%
BAM
24
Broadmark Asset Management
California
$22.9M +$22.4M +985,543 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
25
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$21.2M +$6.26M +275,209 +43%