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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

391 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.56B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.91%84.3% (+18%)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 111

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.22B → $5.56B (+$342M)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 55

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 391391 (0)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1713 (-4)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.46B | Put options by funds: $1.98B

Holders
391
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
8.94%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.53%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
57
Increased
126
Reduced
111
Closed
55
Calls
$1.46B
Puts
$1.98B
Net Calls
-$526M
Net Calls Change
-$547M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
1
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$676M +$19.7M +985,721 +3%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$551M +$94.6M +4,739,623 +19%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$455M +$215M +10,747,954 +78%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$430M +$463M +23,200,000 New
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$314M -$40.1M -2,009,525 -11%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$255M +$49M +2,454,851 +22%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$240M +$220M +11,012,800 +563%
EIM
8
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
$223M +$19.7M +986,080 +9%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$192M -$19.4M -973,089 -9%
H
10
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$171M +$31M +1,551,328 +20%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$130M -$162M -8,129,549 -54%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$119M +$78.8M +3,948,377 +161%
Barclays
13
Barclays
United Kingdom
$108M +$84M +4,204,959 +260%
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$108M +$57.1M +2,860,319 +97%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$103M +$78M +3,904,796 +235%
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$102M +$91.6M +4,586,535 +497%
Bank of Nova Scotia
17
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$81.3M +$47M +2,354,137 +116%
Squarepoint
18
Squarepoint
New York
$81M +$87.3M +4,374,139 New
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$69.4M +$66.1M +3,313,229 +763%
MFM
20
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$64.8M +$11.5M +574,508 +20%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
21
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$55.6M +$59.9M +3,000,000 New
BlackRock
22
BlackRock
New York
$51.9M +$56M +2,804,982 New
PI
23
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$49.1M -$4.47M -223,800 -8%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$41M -$39.6M -1,985,519 -47%
Bessemer Group
25
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$40.3M

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

391 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $5.56B — up 6.5% from $5.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new GDX positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $463M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $185M.

  • 391 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.56B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 55 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $463M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $185M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.