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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $744M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 8 (+6)

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $573M → $744M (+$171M)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $152M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 39

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 140 (-1)

1.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.31% → 37.44% (-1.9%)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
140
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.71%
% of All Funds
3.73%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
39
Increased
29
Reduced
45
Closed
39
Calls
$170M
Puts
$152M
Net Calls
+$18.4M
Net Calls Change
+$120K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$38.7M
2
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
+$30.2M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$18.7M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$13.4M
5
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
+$12.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$56.4M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$49.4M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$21.7M
4
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$16.5M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$12.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LP
51
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.35M -$1.33M -57,040 -54%
VWA
52
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$1.31M +$1.09M +46,717 New
JIR
53
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.27M +$1.06M +45,485 New
EIM
54
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.26M +$1.06M +45,400 New
HCM
55
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.23M – – –
BA
56
Bard Associates
Illinois
$1.21M -$4.43K -190 -0.4%
Barclays
57
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.19M -$4.98M -213,262 -83%
TD Asset Management
58
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M +$945K +40,500 New
CCM
59
Courage Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.13M +$1.32M +56,400 New
BCM
60
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M +$920K +39,400 New
KAM
61
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$1.09M -$233K -9,976 -20%
SI
62
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.06M +$286K +12,272 +47%
WCM
63
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$1.05M -$470K -20,150 -35%
CLOS
64
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$992K -$64.2K -2,750 -7%
FTIOP
65
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$978K -$373K -16,000 -31%
MCM
66
Moon Capital Management
New York
$973K +$37.7K +1,617 +5%
PFS
67
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$783K +$267K +11,440 +69%
BCM
68
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$747K +$626K +26,814 New
CG
69
Cutler Group
California
$646K +$425K +18,200 +364%
BCM
70
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$644K +$540K +23,124 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
71
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$626K -$352K -15,082 -40%
SCA
72
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$558K – – –
ACM
73
Avalon Capital Management
California
$546K -$2.57M -110,036 -85%
AIG
74
American International Group
New York
$540K -$764K -32,736 -63%
MC
75
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$501K +$34.4K +1,475 +9%
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

140 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $744M — up 30% from $573M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in GDXJ was balanced in Q1 2016: 39 funds opened new positions, 39 closed out, 29 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $38.7M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $56.4M.

  • 140 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2016, down from 141 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $744M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $38.7M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $56.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.