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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.39B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.12B → $2.39B (+$274M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.02%59.3% (+5.3%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 57

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 201175 (-26)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $252M | Put options by funds: $335M

42% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127 (-5)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
175
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-12.94%
% of All Funds
3.8%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-41.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
52
Reduced
57
Closed
39
Calls
$252M
Puts
$335M
Net Calls
-$83.7M
Net Calls Change
+$17.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wolverine Trading
26
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$9.53M +$6.27M +205,913 +309%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$7.96M -$150K -4,914 -2%
SAM
28
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$7M +$27.5K +904 +0.5%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.71M +$891K +29,246 +18%
EIM
30
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$6.51M -$4.04M -132,559 -42%
RA
31
Royce & Associates
New York
$6.4M +$3.05M +100,000 +120%
USAA
32
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$5.91M
American Century Companies
33
American Century Companies
Missouri
$5.8M -$1.52M -50,000 -23%
SC
34
Sepio Capital
Utah
$5.6M +$2.04M +66,900 +72%
WAM
35
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.38M -$822K -27,000 -15%
KJHP
36
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$4.81M +$1.91M +62,600 +84%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.69M -$3.77M -123,649 -48%
GC
38
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.28M +$1.06M +34,815 +40%
LIM
39
Lingotto Investment Management
United Kingdom
$4.09M
OIA
40
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$4.08M +$1.77M +58,066 +99%
PMAM
41
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.95M
KHLMVGHM
42
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$3.91M
CA
43
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$3.79M +$46.7K +1,534 +1%
BA
44
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$3.68M +$30.5K +1,000 +1%
TM
45
Thiel Macro
California
$3.5M -$3.05M -100,000 -50%
G
46
GenTrust
Florida
$3.12M -$204K -6,683 -7%
ICM
47
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$3.06M +$1.63M +53,525 +158%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.93M -$159K -5,229 -6%
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.54M -$344K -11,304 -13%
BA
50
Bard Associates
Illinois
$2.49M -$5.94K -195 -0.3%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

175 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.39B — up 13% from $2.12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of GDXJ and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Toronto Dominion Bank, adding an estimated $276M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $104M.

  • 175 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 201 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.39B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 39 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $276M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $104M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.