Who owns VanEck Gold Miners ETF?
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Institutional ownership of GDX from SEC Form 13F filings across 1,126 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 1,126 institutions disclosed 177.7M shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF worth $13.41B — about 58% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
1,126
13F holders
$13.41B
value, 2026 filers
58%
of shares outstanding (177.7M sh)
131
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30 · % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of GDX's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 24.3M | $1.84B | 0.6% | 7.9% | +7.8% |
| 2 | MORGAN STANLEY | 16.4M | $1.24B | 0.1% | 5.4% | +43.8% |
| 3 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 9.0M | $682.0M | 0.0% | 3% | +8.3% |
| 4 | UBS Group AG | 8.3M | $623.7M | 0.1% | 2.7% | +10.5% |
| 5 | Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 7.0M | $525.2M | 1.2% | 2.3% | +16.0% |
| 6 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 5.7M | $426.7M | 0.0% | 1.8% | -30.9% |
| 7 | CITIGROUP INC | 4.2M | $313.8M | 0.1% | 1.4% | +47.8% |
| 8 | Blue Sparrow, LLC /DENEW | 3.9M | $294.4M | 2.9% | 1.3% | new |
| 9 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 3.7M | $280.4M | 0.1% | 1.2% | +677.4% |
| 10 | LPL Financial LLC | 3.6M | $269.0M | 0.1% | 1.2% | +5.1% |
| 11 | Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd | 3.6M | $268.0M | 4.6% | 1.2% | +292.9% |
| 12 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 3.1M | $232.8M | 0.0% | 1% | +28.0% |
| 13 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 2.8M | $208.6M | 0.2% | 0.9% | +225.6% |
| 14 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 2.6M | $195.0M | 0.0% | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 15 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLCNEW | 2.3M | $174.9M | 0.0% | 0.8% | new |
| 16 | BARCLAYS PLC | 2.3M | $170.5M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +77.4% |
| 17 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.0M | $150.5M | 0.0% | 0.6% | -59.4% |
| 18 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 1.8M | $133.9M | 0.0% | 0.6% | -62.6% |
| 19 | Jain Global LLC | 1.5M | $112.3M | 0.4% | 0.5% | +115.8% |
| 20 | Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | 1.5M | $111.7M | 0.7% | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 21 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | 1.5M | $109.6M | 0.0% | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 22 | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | 1.4M | $107.7M | 0.2% | 0.5% | -47.0% |
| 23 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1.4M | $106.0M | 0.1% | 0.5% | +144.4% |
| 24 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 1.4M | $103.7M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 25 | NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | 1.2M | $91.4M | 0.1% | 0.4% | -54.2% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.