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iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $499M invested in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

944% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $564K | Put options by funds: $54K

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 18

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $347M → $499M (+$152M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 135 (+11)

1.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.45% → 38.91% (-1.5%)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
135
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.87%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
32
Increased
31
Reduced
49
Closed
18
Calls
$564K
Puts
$54K
Net Calls
+$510K
Net Calls Change
+$54K

Top Buyers

1
GP
Guardian Partners
Canada
+$12.3M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$9.41M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.81M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$4.82M
5
AWP
Avid Wealth Partners
Texas
+$2.69M

Top Sellers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.17M
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$3.37M
3
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
-$3.14M
4
EFM
E Fund Management
China
-$3.03M
5
BPC
Bearing Point Capital
Minnesota
-$2.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PWMG
126
Private Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$4.6K +$4.04K +120 New
BlackRock
127
BlackRock
New York
$4.14K +$706 +21 +24%
Group One Trading
128
Group One Trading
Illinois
$3.84K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
129
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$3.54K -$8.31K -247 -71%
Fifth Third Bancorp
130
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3.26K +$2.86K +85 New
AssetMark Inc
131
AssetMark Inc
California
$3.11K +$336 +10 +14%
PPC
132
Park Place Capital
Alabama
$2.07K – – –
IA
133
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.73K – – –
CA
134
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$959 – – –
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
135
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$614 – – –
CAM
136
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
$87 -$34 -1 -33%
EFM
137
E Fund Management
China
– -$3.03M -107,704 Closed
BPC
138
Bearing Point Capital
Minnesota
– -$2.56M -90,915 Closed
CFGS
139
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
– -$1.61M -51,677 Closed
OMC
140
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$1.01M -35,760 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
141
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$992K -35,284 Closed
SWA
142
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
– -$942K -33,506 Closed
IFG
143
Independent Financial Group
California
– -$380K -13,527 Closed
Goldman Sachs
144
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$334K -11,895 Closed
FTUS
145
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$310K -11,027 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
146
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$209K -7,430 Closed
CJ
147
Caitlin John
Michigan
– -$133K -4,743 Closed
GM
148
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
– -$114K -4,058 Closed
A
149
Allianz
Germany
– -$83.7K -2,978 Closed
TCPG
150
Trivant Custom Portfolio Group
California
– -$7.7K -274 Closed
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RING Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

135 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $499M — up 44% from $347M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new RING positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guardian Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.17M.

  • 135 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) as of Q1 2025, up from 124 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $499M of iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Guardian Partners, an estimated $12.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $4.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.