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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

278 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

172% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 32

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1018 (+8)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $2.43B (+$636M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 224278 (+54)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $426M | Put options by funds: $418M

6.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.49%46.05% (-6.4%)

Holders
278
Holders Change
+54
Holders Change %
+24.11%
% of All Funds
5.7%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
87
Increased
76
Reduced
66
Closed
32
Calls
$426M
Puts
$418M
Net Calls
+$7.97M
Net Calls Change
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.4M +$124K +2,936 +1%
Bank of Montreal
27
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14.2M -$10.7M -252,311 -49%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.1M -$15.3M -361,787 -56%
PP
29
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$11.6M +$9.91M +234,060 New
Marshall Wace
30
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$11.5M +$9.7M +229,134 +7,893%
American Century Companies
31
American Century Companies
Missouri
$11.3M +$9.62M +227,200 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
32
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$9.65M +$8.24M +194,619 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
33
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$9.54M -$621K -14,671 -7%
RA
34
Royce & Associates
New York
$9.07M
MFS
35
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
$8.83M +$7.54M +178,057 New
DCP
36
Diameter Capital Partners
New York
$8.18M +$6.99M +165,000 New
CSM
37
CAMG Solamere Management
North Carolina
$7.74M +$1.41M +33,302 +27%
SG Americas Securities
38
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.68M +$5.15M +121,556 +365%
Simplex Trading
39
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7.66M +$6.54M +154,483 New
BCM
40
Bronte Capital Management
Australia
$7.31M +$316K +7,463 +5%
RJA
41
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.11M +$2.27M +53,615 +60%
Victory Capital Management
42
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$7.04M -$8.3M -196,118 -58%
CIBC World Market
43
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$6.39M -$2.14M -50,580 -28%
KHLMVGHM
44
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$6.36M
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$6.2M +$3.09M +72,990 +140%
GC
46
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.78M +$730K +17,233 +17%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.7M +$1.23M +29,131 +34%
Renaissance Technologies
48
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.64M -$893K -21,100 -16%
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.6M -$875K -20,657 -15%
PC
50
Plaisance Capital
Colorado
$5.36M +$2.37M +56,000 +108%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

278 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.43B — up 35% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $213M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $330M.

  • 278 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2020, up from 224 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.43B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $213M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $330M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.