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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ

141 hedge funds and large institutions have $573M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.7M | Put options by funds: $70.4M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $527M → $573M (+$45.9M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 141 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.09% → 39.31% (-1.8%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 46

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)

Holders
141
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
27
Increased
36
Reduced
46
Closed
27
Calls
$88.7M
Puts
$70.4M
Net Calls
+$18.3M
Net Calls Change
+$20.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$66.1M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$47M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$25.7M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$9.39M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$92M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$46.7M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$22.5M
4
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$9.79M
5
HT
HAP Trading
New York
-$9.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.88M +$713K +35,472 +31%
RFC
27
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.62M -$2.54M -126,174 -49%
KGI
28
Kopernik Global Investors
Florida
$2.56M -$2.54M -126,174 -49%
ACM
29
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.49M +$1.86M +92,539 +249%
RL
30
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$2.26M -$893K -44,395 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.21M +$741K +36,863 +47%
PMAM
32
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.17M -$1.05M -52,000 -32%
EM
33
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$2.08M +$754K +37,500 +53%
HF
34
HRT Financial
New York
$2.07M +$1.88M +93,718 +673%
LP
35
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.03M +$2.13M +105,688 New
LCM
36
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$1.92M +$2.01M +100,000 New
Stifel Financial
37
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.78M +$261K +12,973 +16%
RJA
38
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.6M -$14K -694 -0.8%
BCP
39
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$1.49M +$1.56M +77,664 New
ECM
40
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.49M +$71.2K +3,540 +5%
HighTower Advisors
41
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.47M +$1.11M +55,010 +257%
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.28M +$1.34M +66,866 New
FTUS
43
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.24M +$1.29M +64,276 New
NHFG
44
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$1.16M -$10.1K -500 -0.8%
AA
45
Ancient Art
Texas
$1.12M – – –
WCM
46
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$1.11M -$108K -5,350 -8%
NC
47
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$1.11M – – –
ProShare Advisors
48
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1M +$173K +8,612 +20%
AIG
49
American International Group
New York
$1M +$576K +28,618 +122%
FTIOP
50
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$982K +$12.1K +600 +1%
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

141 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $573M — up 8.7% from $527M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in GDXJ was balanced in Q4 2015: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 36 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.1M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $92M.

  • 141 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $573M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $66.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.