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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

486 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.14B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 139 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 52

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.58B | Put options by funds: $2.85B

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 139

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 446486 (+40)

4.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.44%75.18% (+4.7%)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3334 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.94B → $7.14B (+$196M)

Holders
486
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+8.97%
% of All Funds
10.66%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.03%
% of All Funds
0.75%
New
96
Increased
165
Reduced
139
Closed
52
Calls
$3.58B
Puts
$2.85B
Net Calls
+$729M
Net Calls Change
+$142M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
1
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$641M +$518M +18,535,305 +340%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$561M -$210M -7,500,000 -26%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$499M +$70.6M +2,525,026 +16%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$446M -$286M -10,231,410 -38%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$440M +$177M +6,345,575 +63%
H
6
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$392M -$22.7M -811,069 -5%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$352M +$15.1M +538,941 +4%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$258M +$55.9M +1,997,129 +26%
Bessemer Group
9
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$225M -$60.1M -2,150,000 -20%
AIMCA
10
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$200M +$154M +5,500,000 +275%
Toronto Dominion Bank
11
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$168M -$300M -10,721,080 -63%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$138M +$105M +3,741,901 +262%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$131M -$15.9M -569,857 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$121M -$115M -4,111,854 -48%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$119M +$35.6M +1,272,749 +40%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$107M +$69.8M +2,495,250 +164%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$105M +$109M +3,907,685 +29,796%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
18
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$94M +$69.9M +2,499,061 +245%
Squarepoint
19
Squarepoint
New York
$89.9M -$5.57M -199,122 -6%
Bank of Nova Scotia
20
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$84.5M -$34.7M -1,242,025 -28%
Victory Capital Management
21
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$75.9M +$79.4M +2,839,922 New
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$75.5M +$60.1M +2,148,376 +318%
HF
23
HRT Financial
New York
$68.9M +$25.4M +907,460 +54%
MFM
24
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$63.2M -$7.16M -256,135 -10%
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$47.6M +$7.21M +257,635 +17%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

486 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $7.14B — up 2.8% from $6.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new GDX positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 139 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rafferty Asset Management, adding an estimated $518M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $300M.

  • 486 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2019, up from 446 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.14B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $518M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $300M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.