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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

675 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.7B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.34%45.28% (-0.06%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 691675 (-16)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 76

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.63B → $5.7B (-$933M)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.81B | Put options by funds: $3.41B

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4131 (-10)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 249

Holders
675
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-2.32%
% of All Funds
11.82%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.39%
% of All Funds
0.54%
New
68
Increased
185
Reduced
249
Closed
76
Calls
$2.81B
Puts
$3.41B
Net Calls
-$595M
Net Calls Change
-$358M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
1
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$485M +$73.9M +2,268,626 +16%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$430M -$118M -3,619,102 -20%
Rafferty Asset Management
3
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$405M -$39M -1,196,436 -8%
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$343M +$246M +7,549,903 +259%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$324M +$83.5M +2,563,606 +30%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$323M +$10.4M +318,835 +3%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$269M -$38.9M -1,193,884 -12%
SPC
8
Slate Path Capital
New York
$175M +$193M +5,930,000 New
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$133M +$1.36M +41,605 +0.9%
Bessemer Group
10
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$118M -$88.9M -2,728,205 -41%
Toronto Dominion Bank
11
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$114M -$47.7M -1,463,719 -28%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$96.3M +$29.5M +906,394 +38%
Barclays
13
Barclays
United Kingdom
$96.3M +$57.1M +1,753,751 +116%
MFM
14
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$83.6M +$15.9M +488,926 +21%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$83.2M -$28.1M -862,812 -23%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$63.2M -$68.6M -2,105,067 -50%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$59.3M -$5.33M -163,696 -8%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
18
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$55.6M -$12.1M -370,345 -16%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$54.8M -$4.66M -143,157 -7%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$52.5M -$2.33M -71,492 -4%
AAS
21
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$44.1M +$2M +61,237 +4%
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$42.3M
CI Investments Inc
23
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$38.6M
NHFG
24
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$36M +$1.79M +54,843 +5%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$33.9M -$2M -61,250 -5%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

675 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $5.7B — down 14% from $6.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of GDX and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 249 trimmed existing stakes and 185 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $246M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $129M.

  • 675 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2021, down from 691 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $5.7B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 76 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $246M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $129M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.