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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $778M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 33

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 36

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 153 (+11)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $150M

1.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.82% → 51.3% (-1.5%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $778M (-$411M)

Holders
153
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.75%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
48
Increased
41
Reduced
36
Closed
33
Calls
$160M
Puts
$150M
Net Calls
+$10.2M
Net Calls Change
+$72.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$71.9M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$38.6M
3
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
+$28.2M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$25.5M
5
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
+$20.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$83.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$60.8M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$54.3M
4
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
-$45.2M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$44.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LMIM
26
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$4.62M – – –
KGI
27
Kopernik Global Investors
Florida
$4.33M +$4.98M +181,100 New
KAM
28
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$4.2M +$4.83M +175,515 New
NCA
29
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$3.88M +$4.46M +162,250 New
RCIM
30
Russell Clark Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.83M -$1.76M -64,000 -29%
CA
31
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$3.56M +$1.75M +63,521 +74%
LCM
32
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$3.29M +$3.78M +137,373 New
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.06M -$6.01M -218,295 -63%
American Century Companies
34
American Century Companies
Missouri
$3.04M +$3.49M +126,900 New
BCI
35
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.94M +$3.38M +123,000 New
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.7M +$1.6M +58,026 +106%
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.59M +$1.74M +63,410 +141%
AGM
38
Alpine Global Management
New York
$2.46M +$2.44M +88,698 +636%
EIM
39
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.31M +$1.3M +47,111 +95%
WA
40
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$2.3M +$32.8K +1,191 +1%
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.25M -$297K -10,779 -10%
RVP
42
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$2.2M +$2.53M +91,970 New
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.11M +$387K +14,066 +19%
SI
44
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$2.02M -$3.03M -110,000 -57%
CLOS
45
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.7M +$1.03M +37,388 +112%
RHI
46
Richmond Hill Investments
New York
$1.66M – – –
BPC
47
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.61M -$9.41M -341,902 -84%
LC
48
Loews Corp
New York
$1.54M +$393K +14,300 +29%
BIT
49
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.53M +$1.76M +64,000 New
RJA
50
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.4M +$271K +9,856 +20%
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

153 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $778M — down 35% from $1.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $71.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $83.3M.

  • 153 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2014, up from 142 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $778M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 33 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $71.9M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $83.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.