Hedge Funds Are Piling Into These Five ETFs

#4. Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)

– Investors with long positions as of March 31: 36

– Aggregate value of investors’ holdings as of March 31: $946.77 Million

With gold prices making a rebound, hedge funds flocked to buy anything related to the precious metal in the first quarter. This gold rush resulted in the ownership of Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) among hedge funds tracked by us increasing by four and the aggregate value of their holdings in it appreciating by over 53% during the first quarter. Shares of Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX), which tracks the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, have come  down a little bit after the recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). However, they are still trading up by 91% for 2016 currently. According to analysts who track the ETF, investors who wish to invest in it should wait for some time due to the possibility of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

#3. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSEARCA:EEM)

– Investors with long positions as of March 31: 45

– Aggregate value of investors’ holdings as of March 31: $4.68 Million

Moving on, the number of investors tracked by us with long positions in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSEARCA:EEM) increased over 50% and the aggregate value of their holdings in it swelled by nearly $2 billion during the first quarter. The EEM has always been a popular investment vehicle for hedge funds that want exposure to the emerging markets as it boasts diversified access to over 800  large and mid-cap stocks from 23 developing countries across the world. Though iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSEARCA:EEM)’s stock performed poorly in 2015, it is showing signs of a reversal this year as it currently trades up 2.5% year-to-date. The ETF currently pays a biannual dividend of $0.50, which based on its last trading price translates into an annual dividend yield of 2.42.