Ionic Capital Management LLC Trims Holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF $GDX

Ionic Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXFree Report) by 35.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 29,864 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,127 shares during the quarter. VanEck Gold Miners ETF makes up 0.3% of Ionic Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Ionic Capital Management LLC’s holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF were worth $2,561,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Constant Guidance Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,433,000. Advisory Alpha LLC bought a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at $455,000. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at $3,649,000. Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $848,000. Finally, Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 1,433.6% during the 4th quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 94,010 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,063,000 after purchasing an additional 87,880 shares during the period.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA GDX opened at $84.36 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.01. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a 12 month low of $50.32 and a 12 month high of $117.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.99 billion, a PE ratio of 21.70 and a beta of 0.60.

About VanEck Gold Miners ETF

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The Fund seeks to match as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the AMEX Gold Miners Index. The Fund, utilizing a passive or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of stocks that generally replicate the Index.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)

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