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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

185 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.85B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+1)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178185 (+7)

3.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.72%67.09% (-3.6%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.04B → $2.85B (-$188M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 53

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $126M | Put options by funds: $289M

Holders
185
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
40
Increased
45
Reduced
53
Closed
30
Calls
$126M
Puts
$289M
Net Calls
-$163M
Net Calls Change
-$41.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
51
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.58M -$286K -10,162 -11%
OIA
52
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.26M +$2.11M +74,876 New
SG Americas Securities
53
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.25M -$47.6M -1,693,467 -96%
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.24M +$973K +34,594 +87%
HT
55
HAP Trading
New York
$2.2M +$956K +33,987 +88%
BA
56
Bard Associates
Illinois
$2.15M +$143K +5,103 +8%
Stifel Financial
57
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.13M +$439K +15,625 +28%
ECM
58
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.9M -$97.2K -3,455 -5%
NC
59
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$1.75M
Simplex Trading
60
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.74M +$265K +9,425 +20%
SMC
61
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$1.65M +$11.3K +402 +0.7%
LNC
62
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.6M +$1.49M +52,953 New
BCM
63
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.59M +$1.48M +52,480 New
American Century Companies
64
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.55M -$1.14M -40,600 -44%
CBT
65
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$1.53M
HCM
66
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.48M
Toronto Dominion Bank
67
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.36M
MCM
68
Moon Capital Management
New York
$1.24M -$13.6K -484 -1%
MHP
69
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$1.21M +$1.12M +40,000 New
HighTower Advisors
70
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.12M +$678K +24,095 +187%
Russell Investments Group
71
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.1M
RL
72
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$1.09M
LP
73
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$4.47K +159 +0.5%
William Blair & Company
74
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.04M -$130K -4,610 -12%
CIC
75
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.03M

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

185 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.85B — down 6.2% from $3.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $370M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $160M.

  • 185 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2018, up from 178 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.85B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $370M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $160M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.