We are live on ! Find out more
GDXJ icon

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

241 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $276M | Put options by funds: $135M

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 68

1.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.88%43.42% (-1.5%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 252241 (-11)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.43B → $1.25B (-$186M)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 35

Holders
241
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-4.37%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
26
Increased
67
Reduced
68
Closed
35
Calls
$276M
Puts
$135M
Net Calls
+$141M
Net Calls Change
+$111M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MERSOM
26
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$8.25M
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.07M -$983K -31,700 -10%
Simplex Trading
28
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7.43M +$7.82M +252,237 New
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$6.86M +$279K +8,994 +4%
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.46M +$21.4K +691 +0.3%
MIM
31
Miller Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$5.58M -$462K -14,911 -7%
National Bank of Canada
32
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$5.39M -$330K -10,639 -5%
RA
33
Royce & Associates
New York
$4.58M
BA
34
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$3.89M +$783K +25,234 +24%
RJA
35
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.74M -$142K -4,586 -3%
NC
36
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$3.67M -$676K -21,800 -15%
IC
37
IEQ Capital
California
$3.53M +$3.47M +111,750 +1,372%
Verition Fund Management
38
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$3.53M +$3.72M +119,816 New
LC
39
Loews Corp
New York
$3.39M +$3.57M +115,095 New
MTIM
40
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.33M +$217K +7,000 +7%
CIBC World Market
41
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.23M -$1.06M -34,122 -24%
Janney Montgomery Scott
42
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.04M -$9.71K -313 -0.3%
GC
43
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.97M
LCM
44
Lynwood Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.95M +$3.1M +100,000 New
CG
45
Cutler Group
California
$2.85M +$2.12M +68,367 +241%
AUB
46
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$2.82M +$13.4K +432 +0.5%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.81M -$33M -1,063,931 -92%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.41M +$94.2K +3,038 +4%
NHFG
49
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$2.41M +$45K +1,450 +2%
Amundi
50
Amundi
France
$2.35M

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

241 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $1.25B — down 13% from $1.43B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of GDXJ and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Alaska Permanent Fund, adding an estimated $130M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $109M.

  • 241 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2022, down from 252 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 35 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Alaska Permanent Fund, an estimated $130M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $109M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.