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Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.5M invested in Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.7M → $29.5M (+$3.82M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 47 (+4)

1.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.28% → 5.36% (+1.1%)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $470K | Put options by funds: $3.44M

Holders
47
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.3%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
8
Calls
$470K
Puts
$3.44M
Net Calls
-$2.97M
Net Calls Change
+$339K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$3.51M
2
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$1.14M
3
KGI
Kopernik Global Investors
Florida
+$1.1M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$985K
5
RCYC
Richard C. Young & Co
Rhode Island
+$946K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.23M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.12M
3
PTCG
Pring Turner Capital Group
California
-$494K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$434K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$242K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$211K +$60.1K +2,100 +38%
CAN
27
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$184K +$27.6K +963 +17%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$139K +$42.3K +1,477 +42%
S
29
SignatureFD
Georgia
$132K +$2.86K +100 +2%
NPC
30
National Planning Corporation
California
$116K -$4.03K -141 -3%
AWA
31
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$116K – – –
FWCM
32
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$114K +$118K +4,111 New
Simplex Trading
33
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$110K +$113K +3,943 New
SMC
34
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$107K +$110K +3,847 New
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$99K +$102K +3,562 New
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$97K -$6.41K -224 -6%
USGIU
37
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$40K +$41K +1,433 New
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30K -$1.23M -42,883 -98%
US Bancorp
39
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$15K – – –
FMII
40
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$13K – – –
VSWA
41
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$9K +$9.53K +333 New
NFG
42
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
LWM
43
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$2K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
44
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K -$49.3K -1,722 -98%
TFA
45
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
PTCG
46
Pring Turner Capital Group
California
– -$494K -15,483 Closed
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
– -$434K -13,586 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$242K -7,573 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
49
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$139K -4,350 Closed
PHIMC
50
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
– -$138K -4,315 Closed
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SIL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

47 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW (SIL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $29.5M — up 15% from $25.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SIL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.51M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $1.23M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW (SIL) as of Q4 2014, up from 43 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $29.5M of Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW stock for Q4 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW buyer in Q4 2014 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $3.51M added.
  • The largest Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW seller in Q4 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $1.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.