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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

196 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.92B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 27

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 50

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.56B → $2.92B (+$356M)

9.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.52%65.05% (+9.5%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191196 (+5)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $233M

Holders
196
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
4.49%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
33
Increased
58
Reduced
50
Closed
27
Calls
$171M
Puts
$233M
Net Calls
-$61.8M
Net Calls Change
+$87.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OMC
51
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.9M -$3.85M -117,151 -67%
NC
52
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$1.86M
Stifel Financial
53
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.83M +$758K +23,095 +68%
PVAM
54
Pacific View Asset Management
California
$1.81M +$1.85M +56,300 New
RJA
55
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.8M -$300K -9,133 -14%
Simplex Trading
56
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.8M +$1.84M +55,916 New
FTUS
57
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.78M +$1.82M +55,297 New
SMC
58
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$1.75M +$14.2K +432 +0.8%
XS
59
XR Securities
Illinois
$1.74M +$1.77M +53,983 New
Ameriprise
60
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.67M -$33.4K -1,019 -2%
PMAM
61
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.65M
LP
62
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.65M
HCM
63
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.58M
Marshall Wace
64
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.46M +$1.49M +45,313 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
65
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M +$819K +24,950 +124%
TRCT
66
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.35M +$1.37M +41,642 +13,881%
MCM
67
Moon Capital Management
New York
$1.33M
American Century Companies
68
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.29M +$656K +20,000 +100%
BPC
69
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.2M
RL
70
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$1.17M -$86.6K -2,637 -7%
CIC
71
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.1M
VF
72
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.03M -$8.21K -250 -0.8%
HT
73
HAP Trading
New York
$1.03M +$356K +10,847 +51%
VWA
74
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$1.02M -$12.9K -392 -1%
Squarepoint
75
Squarepoint
New York
$1.02M +$1.04M +31,725 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

196 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.92B — up 14% from $2.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $396M. The largest seller was Rafferty Asset Management, cutting an estimated $105M.

  • 196 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2018, up from 191 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.92B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $396M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $105M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.