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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

534 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.75B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 59

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 486534 (+48)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.14B → $7.75B (+$614M)

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.18%74.67% (-0.51%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 166

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3431 (-3)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.31B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

Holders
534
Holders Change
+48
Holders Change %
+9.88%
% of All Funds
10.52%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
115
Increased
165
Reduced
166
Closed
59
Calls
$2.31B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$260M
Net Calls Change
-$989M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$787M +$278M +10,184,694 +61%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$697M +$140M +5,118,320 +27%
Rafferty Asset Management
3
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$656M -$43.8M -1,601,892 -7%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$495M -$112M -4,100,000 -20%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$491M +$433M +15,847,596 +1,725%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$482M -$283K -10,362 -0.1%
H
7
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$389M -$37.9M -1,385,817 -9%
Bessemer Group
8
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$301M +$50.3M +1,841,500 +22%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$263M -$18.2M -664,073 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$157M +$24.5M +897,317 +20%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$138M +$5.01M +183,434 +4%
Barclays
12
Barclays
United Kingdom
$121M +$3.55M +129,738 +3%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$116M +$31.4M +1,149,873 +41%
Victory Capital Management
14
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$109M +$23.9M +872,584 +31%
Bank of Nova Scotia
15
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$106M +$12.3M +451,491 +14%
Toronto Dominion Bank
16
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$98.7M -$79.5M -2,908,844 -46%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$93.9M -$273M -9,970,539 -76%
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$86.5M -$60.7M -2,219,106 -43%
MFM
19
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$86.3M +$15.9M +581,796 +25%
Capstone Investment Advisors
20
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$75.4M +$69.8M +2,552,252 +11,220%
SF
21
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$69.8M +$64.9M +2,375,166 +22,953%
Two Sigma Investments
22
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$69M +$35.9M +1,314,004 +126%
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$60.3M +$39.3M +1,437,401 +231%
AIMCA
24
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$58.6M -$150M -5,500,000 -73%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
25
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$52.2M -$47.5M -1,736,188 -49%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

534 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $7.75B — up 8.6% from $7.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new GDX positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 166 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $433M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $273M.

  • 534 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2019, up from 486 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.75B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 115 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Citigroup, an estimated $433M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $273M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.