VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.24B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $3.24B (+$326M)
1.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.05% → 66.88% (+1.8%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 196 → 181 (-15)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 53
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 34
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $234M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$312M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$250M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$77.1M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$32.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$170M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$68.2M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$51.8M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$46.3M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$43.1M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
181 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.24B — up 11% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of GDXJ and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $312M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $170M.
- 181 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2018, down from 196 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $3.24B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $312M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $170M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.