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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

160 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $744M → $1.96B (+$1.22B)

107% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $505M | Put options by funds: $244M

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 27

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 32

15.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.44%52.55% (+15%)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140160 (+20)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

Holders
160
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
4.27%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
52
Increased
47
Reduced
32
Closed
27
Calls
$505M
Puts
$244M
Net Calls
+$261M
Net Calls Change
+$243M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
26
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8.1M +$6.83M +189,195 +19,325%
LC
27
Loews Corp
New York
$7.67M
GC
28
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.42M +$1.43M +39,580 +29%
TD Asset Management
29
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$5M +$2.78M +76,900 +190%
Baird Financial Group
30
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.79M +$1.41M +39,125 +53%
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.68M +$2.38M +65,971 +150%
NCA
32
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$4.58M -$1.99M -55,000 -34%
GCM
33
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.36M +$3.69M +102,200 New
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.17M +$3.53M +97,807 New
RJA
35
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.07M +$617K +17,089 +22%
PMAM
36
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.04M +$70.4K +1,950 +2%
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$3.76M +$2.64M +73,172 +487%
CWM
38
CIBC World Markets
New York
$2.87M +$2.43M +67,315 New
ECM
39
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.84M -$108K -2,985 -4%
KAM
40
Kavi Asset Management
New York
$2.66M +$2.25M +62,400 New
ProShare Advisors
41
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.63M +$1.73M +47,974 +347%
KGI
42
Kopernik Global Investors
Florida
$2.61M
EA
43
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$2.58M +$2.21M +61,214 New
CC
44
Chanos & Company
New York
$2.53M -$820K -22,718 -28%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.51M -$397K -10,988 -16%
NC
46
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$2.47M
RL
47
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$2.32M -$1.94M -53,817 -50%
Citadel Advisors
48
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.3M -$748K -20,738 -28%
LP
49
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.29M
SMC
50
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.24M +$1.89M +52,490 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

160 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.96B — up 164% from $744M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $168M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.8M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2016, up from 140 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.96B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 164% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $168M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $16.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.