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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

667 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.66B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 236 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 115 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 236 | Existing positions reduced: 216

6% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04B | Put options by funds: $2.17B

1.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.33%48.92% (-1.4%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 703667 (-36)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.3B → $6.66B (-$1.64B)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4939 (-10)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 115

Holders
667
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-5.12%
% of All Funds
11.71%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20.41%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
84
Increased
236
Reduced
216
Closed
115
Calls
$2.04B
Puts
$2.17B
Net Calls
-$131M
Net Calls Change
-$26.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$714M +$260M +7,620,013 +53%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$459M -$94.1M -2,760,681 -16%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$427M +$41.9M +1,229,868 +10%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$380M -$344M -10,108,556 -46%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$328M +$4.2M +123,172 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$291M -$267M -7,846,495 -47%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$283M +$113M +3,323,499 +62%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
8
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$219M +$85M +2,495,412 +59%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$147M +$4.17M +122,351 +3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
10
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$106M +$38.8M +1,139,863 +54%
Toronto Dominion Bank
11
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$104M +$35.8M +1,049,800 +49%
APF
12
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$98.8M -$72.6M -2,130,833 -41%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$93.5M -$57.4M -1,684,489 -37%
Bessemer Group
14
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$91M
Bank of Montreal
15
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$81.6M -$7.72M -226,657 -9%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$78.4M +$42.7M +1,254,601 +108%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$77.8M +$3.88M +113,958 +5%
MFM
18
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$73.9M +$10.5M +307,085 +15%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$69.7M +$32.6M +957,649 +81%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$65.9M -$42.8M -1,256,663 -38%
Two Sigma Investments
21
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$63.7M +$5.44M +159,800 +9%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$60M -$72M -2,114,385 -53%
CI Investments Inc
23
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$59M -$2.65M -77,643 -4%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$58.8M -$1.76M -51,798 -3%
H
25
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$54.6M -$11.3M -330,311 -16%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

667 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $6.66B — down 20% from $8.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 115 funds closed out of GDX and 84 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 216 trimmed existing stakes and 236 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $260M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $344M.

  • 667 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q1 2021, down from 703 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $6.66B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 115 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $260M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $344M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.