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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

391 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.22B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.96B → $5.22B (+$259M)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.8%65.91% (+2.1%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 49

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.79B | Put options by funds: $1.76B

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 392391 (-1)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 129

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2017 (-3)

Holders
391
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.26%
% of All Funds
8.95%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
50
Increased
112
Reduced
129
Closed
49
Calls
$1.79B
Puts
$1.76B
Net Calls
+$22M
Net Calls Change
+$783M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
1
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$793M +$267M +11,917,227 +50%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$558M +$131M +5,845,199 +31%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$423M -$105M -4,692,921 -20%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$338M -$84.8M -3,784,621 -20%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$309M +$4.22M +188,521 +1%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$253M +$73.6M +3,285,420 +41%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$252M +$39.1M +1,744,138 +18%
EIM
8
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
$247M +$121M +5,415,900 +96%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$225M +$206M +9,213,611 +1,061%
H
10
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$172M +$6.41M +286,383 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$122M -$75.3M -3,360,084 -38%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$93.7M +$32.2M +1,437,594 +52%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$65.7M -$42.8M -1,911,508 -39%
MFM
14
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$65.3M +$4.86M +217,012 +8%
PI
15
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$64.1M -$4.16M -185,600 -6%
N
16
Natixis
France
$63.9M +$23.7M +1,057,407 +59%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$54.9M +$3.49M +155,713 +7%
Bessemer Group
18
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$48.6M -$177M -7,893,175 -78%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$47.6M -$58M -2,588,853 -55%
Bank of Nova Scotia
20
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$45.4M +$5.22M +233,066 +13%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$43.6M -$47.8M -2,134,849 -52%
USAA
22
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$38.2M +$23.4M +1,044,930 +156%
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$37M -$30.3M -1,354,772 -45%
Barclays
24
Barclays
United Kingdom
$36M -$18.1M -808,315 -33%
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$33.1M +$19M +849,088 +134%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

391 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.22B — up 5.2% from $4.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new GDX positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 112 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $177M.

  • 391 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q2 2018, down from 392 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.22B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 49 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $267M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $177M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.