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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 32

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 48

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 185201 (+16)

13.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.09%54.02% (-13%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.85B → $2.12B (-$731M)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $172M | Put options by funds: $274M

Holders
201
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+8.65%
% of All Funds
4.35%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
49
Increased
57
Reduced
48
Closed
32
Calls
$172M
Puts
$274M
Net Calls
-$101M
Net Calls Change
+$61.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
51
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$2.88M +$31.9K +1,000 +1%
Stifel Financial
52
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.83M +$596K +18,679 +26%
GC
53
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.78M +$67.7K +2,122 +2%
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.69M +$338K +10,593 +14%
RA
55
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.63M +$2.39M +75,000 +938%
HighTower Advisors
56
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.53M +$1.36M +42,519 +115%
SWM
57
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$2.42M +$2.44M +76,325 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
58
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.38M -$81.6M -2,556,553 -97%
KJHP
59
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$2.38M +$2.39M +74,900 New
BA
60
Bard Associates
Illinois
$2.27M +$17.1K +535 +0.8%
SC
61
Scholtz & Company
Connecticut
$2.21M +$2.22M +69,495 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
62
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.2M +$1.9M +59,560 +607%
Wolverine Trading
63
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.12M -$1.81M -56,818 -46%
MSU
64
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$1.9M +$1.91M +60,000 New
Goldman Sachs
65
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.86M -$3.27M -102,537 -64%
OIA
66
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.86M -$520K -16,300 -22%
NC
67
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$1.84M
Marshall Wace
68
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.77M +$1.78M +55,675 New
BCM
69
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.75M +$842K +26,400 +92%
SMC
70
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$1.71M -$23.7K -743 -1%
ACI
71
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.7M -$1.41M -44,075 -45%
LNC
72
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.63M -$47.9K -1,500 -3%
CBT
73
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$1.61M
HCM
74
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.55M
KHLMTHM
75
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$1.42M +$1.43M +44,807 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

201 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.12B — down 26% from $2.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $414M.

  • 201 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2019, up from 185 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.12B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $414M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.