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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

122 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 (+3)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 31

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 30

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115122 (+7)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.79%22.07% (+0.28%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $397M → $309M (-$87.7M)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.2M | Put options by funds: $166M

Holders
122
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.09%
% of All Funds
3.54%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
39
Increased
35
Reduced
30
Closed
31
Calls
$59.2M
Puts
$166M
Net Calls
-$106M
Net Calls Change
+$18.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
51
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$648K -$527K -15,303 -42%
SCA
52
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$622K -$6.03K -175 -0.9%
DS
53
DRW Securities
Illinois
$615K +$682K +19,800 New
ACM
54
Avalon Capital Management
California
$611K +$677K +19,670 New
OC
55
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$563K +$624K +18,113 New
PHIMC
56
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$516K -$9.16K -266 -2%
AllianceBernstein
57
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$481K +$534K +15,500 New
USAA
58
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$466K
Janney Montgomery Scott
59
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$414K +$169K +4,920 +58%
HSBC Holdings
60
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$397K -$1.21M -35,140 -73%
G
61
Glenrock
New York
$360K +$379K +11,000 New
Jane Street
62
Jane Street
New York
$329K -$8.2M -238,182 -96%
AGM
63
Alpine Global Management
New York
$316K +$350K +10,175 New
WS
64
Wedbush Securities
California
$311K -$3.79K -110 -1%
IC
65
Inverness Counsel
New York
$311K
B
66
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$307K +$340K +9,875 New
NES
67
New England Securities
New York
$300K +$17.1K +497 +5%
SI
68
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$276K +$121K +3,520 +65%
BP
69
Banyan Partners
Florida
$244K -$9.81K -285 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
70
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$235K +$98.7K +2,866 +61%
LMIM
71
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$230K -$434K -12,600 -63%
BA
72
Bennicas & Associates
California
$219K -$147K -4,275 -38%
IPRC
73
Indices-Pac Research Corporation
New Jersey
$211K +$233K +6,781 New
First Manhattan
74
First Manhattan
New York
$205K
BWM
75
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$204K +$226K +6,577 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

122 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $309M — down 22% from $397M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oxbow Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.4M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2013, up from 115 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $309M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 31 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Oxbow Advisors, an estimated $15.9M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $17.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.