VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
366 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 40
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 15 (+2)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 336 → 366 (+30)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $370M | Put options by funds: $351M
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.39B → $2.43B (+$43M)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.28% → 44.29% (+0.01%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 116
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$80.4M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$50.8M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$35.3M |
| 4 |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
|
+$25.3M |
| 5 |
NCM
Nearwater Capital Markets
Dublin 4, Dublin,
Ireland
|
+$22.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Juneau,
Alaska
|
-$168M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$97.2M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$61M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$51M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$35M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GP
401
Greenline Partners
New York
| – | -$23.5K | -410 | Closed |
|
|
SWM
402
Spire Wealth Management
Mclean,
Virginia
| – | -$22.9K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
403
FSA Wealth Management
Needham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$17.8K | -312 | Closed |
|
404
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
| – | -$14.7K | -259 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
405
Anchor Investment Management
Columbia,
South Carolina
| – | -$2.29K | -40 | Closed |
|
|
AWM
406
Avondale Wealth Management
West Lake Hills,
Texas
| – | -$2.32K | -40 | Closed |
|
|
CWC
407
Carolinas Wealth Consulting
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$1.76K | -31 | Closed |
|
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
366 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $2.43B — up 1.8% from $2.39B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $80.4M. The largest seller was Alaska Permanent Fund, exiting entirely with an estimated $168M sold.
- 366 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2025, up from 336 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $2.43B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 40 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $80.4M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Alaska Permanent Fund, an estimated $168M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.