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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

160 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 811 (+3)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $2.49B (+$525M)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 30

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160160 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 54

1.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.55%51.17% (-1.4%)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $448M | Put options by funds: $563M

Holders
160
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.27%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
32
Increased
50
Reduced
54
Closed
30
Calls
$448M
Puts
$563M
Net Calls
-$115M
Net Calls Change
-$376M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.16M -$921K -19,442 -10%
LC
27
Loews Corp
New York
$7.97M
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$7.92M -$945K -19,942 -9%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.69M -$19.1M -402,109 -73%
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$6.32M +$1.56M +32,903 +30%
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.1M +$3.96M +83,631 +155%
CA
32
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$6M +$2.13M +44,934 +50%
GC
33
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.78M -$2.07M -43,700 -25%
ProShare Advisors
34
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$5.52M +$2.98M +62,825 +102%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.39M +$2.98M +62,800 +107%
BHCM
36
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$5.2M +$5.56M +117,342 New
NCA
37
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$4.75M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
38
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.54M -$35.8M -755,118 -88%
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$3.79M -$126K -2,651 -3%
PP
40
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$3.5M +$2.94M +62,012 +366%
CT
41
CMT Trading
Illinois
$2.83M +$3.02M +63,819 New
WC
42
Wexford Capital
Florida
$2.69M +$1.62M +34,106 +128%
NC
43
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$2.57M
RJA
44
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.43M -$1.92M -40,600 -43%
SMC
45
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.33M +$4.36K +92 +0.2%
ICM
46
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$2.25M +$2.41M +50,861 New
ST
47
Spot Trading
Illinois
$2.22M +$1.88M +39,750 +380%
LMIM
48
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$2.21M +$2.37M +50,000 New
LP
49
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.13M +$8.29K +175 +0.4%
MC
50
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$2.1M +$253K +5,340 +13%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 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 Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.49B — up 27% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rafferty Asset Management, adding an estimated $315M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $78.5M.

  • 160 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 30 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $315M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $78.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.