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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $219M | Put options by funds: $82.8M

2.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.71%46.42% (+2.7%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 71

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 32

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 264265 (+1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $1.77B (-$42.9M)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 119 (-2)

Holders
265
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.38%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
33
Increased
78
Reduced
71
Closed
32
Calls
$219M
Puts
$82.8M
Net Calls
+$136M
Net Calls Change
+$44.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
National Bank of Canada
26
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$12.7M +$1.23M +31,677 +10%
LP
27
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$12.5M +$1.15M +29,646 +9%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.4M -$1.48M -38,193 -10%
RA
29
Royce & Associates
New York
$11.8M -$2.66M -68,474 -17%
VCM
30
Valiant Capital Management
California
$11.4M -$2.4M -61,700 -16%
EAM
31
Eschler Asset Management
United Kingdom
$10.7M
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.1M +$5.5M +141,434 +101%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$9.15M +$3.52M +90,599 +55%
MERSOM
34
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$8.35M
QIM
35
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$8.1M +$8.83M +227,256 New
LCM
36
Lonestar Capital Management
California
$8.02M
RJFSA
37
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.99M -$1.25M -32,056 -13%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.12M -$1.31M -33,771 -14%
CIBC World Market
39
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$6.85M +$2.25M +57,855 +43%
Baird Financial Group
40
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$6.13M +$1.52M +39,066 +29%
GS
41
GTS Securities
New York
$5.71M +$6.23M +160,159 New
Twin Tree Management
42
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$5.42M -$1.7M -43,853 -22%
Simplex Trading
43
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5.19M +$5.66M +145,671 New
AWS
44
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
$5.18M
BA
45
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$4.83M -$17.8K -458 -0.3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.04M +$216K +5,548 +5%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.02M +$840K +21,610 +24%
HSBC Holdings
48
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.95M +$2.29M +58,807 +115%
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.86M -$274K -7,047 -6%
Marshall Wace
50
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$3.85M +$4.2M +107,983 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

265 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.77B — down 2.4% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 78 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $61.1M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $74.2M.

  • 265 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2023, up from 264 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.77B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2023, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 32 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $61.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $74.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.