VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
274 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $426M | Put options by funds: $328M
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 71
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $1.93B (+$145M)
2.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.15% → 44.73% (+2.6%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 58
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 282 → 274 (-8)
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$53.5M |
| 3 |
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Juneau,
Alaska
|
+$46.9M |
| 4 |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
|
+$40.3M |
| 5 |
LIM
Lingotto Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$35.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$139M |
| 2 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$76.7M |
| 3 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
-$32.1M |
| 4 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$18.4M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14.4M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
274 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.93B — up 8.1% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of GDXJ and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 87 added.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $233M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $139M.
- 274 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2021, down from 282 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $1.93B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 58 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $233M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $139M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.