iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
RING
45 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
496% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.29M | Put options by funds: $217K
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 43 → 45 (+2)
3.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.05% → 42.17% (+3.1%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $145M → $128M (-$17.4M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$35.6M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.95M |
| 3 |
ACP
Arcus Capital Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.3M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$978K |
| 5 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
+$278K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$33.5M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.39M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.06M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$2.73M |
| 5 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
-$2.29M |
RING Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
45 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $128M — down 12% from $145M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new RING positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $33.5M.
- 45 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) as of Q1 2018, up from 43 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $128M of iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $35.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $33.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.