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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

704 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.63B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 159 funds opening new positions, 226 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 71

47% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3044 (+14)

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.54B → $6.63B (+$2.09B)

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.55B | Put options by funds: $3.16B

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 626704 (+78)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 226 | Existing positions reduced: 205

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.78%48.89% (-0.89%)

Holders
704
Holders Change
+78
Holders Change %
+12.46%
% of All Funds
11.32%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.67%
% of All Funds
0.71%
New
159
Increased
226
Reduced
205
Closed
71
Calls
$4.55B
Puts
$3.16B
Net Calls
+$1.39B
Net Calls Change
+$1.35B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWA
1
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$772M +$4.25K +159 +0.6%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$483M +$78.7M +2,943,886 +21%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$298M -$54.1M -2,023,924 -16%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$297M -$33.6M -1,257,863 -11%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$271M +$33.1M +1,236,476 +15%
SPC
6
Slate Path Capital
New York
$251M +$38.9M +1,455,000 +20%
Rafferty Asset Management
7
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$233M -$5.14M -192,405 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$228M -$616K -23,035 -0.3%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
9
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$207M -$3.2M -119,701 -2%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$153M -$26M -972,202 -16%
Wellington Management Group
11
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$132M +$56.5M +2,113,176 +85%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$129M -$34M -1,273,693 -22%
SGDR
13
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$115M +$107M +3,997,000 New
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$108M +$64M +2,395,010 +176%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$103M +$5.05M +188,896 +6%
National Bank of Canada
16
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$96M +$89M +3,328,325 +13,650%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$93.4M -$6.58M -246,273 -7%
MCM
18
Moore Capital Management
New York
$74.1M +$7.93M +296,669 +13%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$70.5M +$7.38M +276,223 +13%
1832 Asset Management
20
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$69.2M -$12.3M -460,096 -16%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67.5M +$10.3M +387,009 +20%
SF
22
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$64.6M +$58.2M +2,175,655 +2,722%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$62.1M +$1.68M +62,753 +3%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$59.8M +$23.2M +867,126 +71%
Twin Tree Management
25
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$57.4M +$43.4M +1,622,260 +425%

GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

704 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $6.63B — up 46% from $4.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 159 funds opened new GDX positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 88 holders — while 226 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SPX Gestao de Recursos, opening a new position worth an estimated $107M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $84.7M.

  • 704 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q4 2022, up from 626 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $6.63B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 159 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 71 closed out, a net change of +88 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was SPX Gestao de Recursos, an estimated $107M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $84.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.