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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

278 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

172% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 32

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1018 (+8)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $2.43B (+$636M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 224278 (+54)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $426M | Put options by funds: $418M

6.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.49%46.05% (-6.4%)

Holders
278
Holders Change
+54
Holders Change %
+24.11%
% of All Funds
5.7%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
87
Increased
76
Reduced
66
Closed
32
Calls
$426M
Puts
$418M
Net Calls
+$7.97M
Net Calls Change
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
51
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$5.3M +$2.01M +47,419 +80%
Wolverine Trading
52
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$5.2M +$1.27M +30,061 +38%
NC
53
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$5.14M
UCMOK
54
United Capital Management of KS
Kansas
$4.76M +$4.07M +96,077 New
EIM
55
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.67M +$271K +6,403 +7%
CG
56
Cutler Group
California
$4.65M -$241K -5,698 -6%
BCM
57
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$4.55M +$3.88M +91,737 New
Baird Financial Group
58
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.5M +$2.14M +50,656 +126%
Barclays
59
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4M -$9.45M -223,131 -73%
LNC
60
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$3.79M +$176K +4,150 +6%
CAN
61
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$3.76M -$2.55M -60,166 -44%
Janney Montgomery Scott
62
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.58M +$175K +4,128 +6%
ICM
63
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$3.48M +$1.01M +23,784 +51%
BA
64
Bard Associates
Illinois
$3.39M -$40.2K -950 -1%
VIA
65
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.34M +$1.09M +25,633 +61%
SCM
66
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.21M +$336K +7,931 +14%
LPU
67
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.19M +$2.73M +64,413 New
CBT
68
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$3.12M
HKAM
69
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$3.05M +$1.58M +37,358 +155%
MHP
70
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$2.98M +$2.54M +60,000 New
SMC
71
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.97M +$284K +6,707 +13%
CCM
72
Courage Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.84M +$1.92M +45,464 +142%
IAIM
73
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$2.76M +$3.23M +76,298 New
OIA
74
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.75M +$423 +10 +0%
WCA
75
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$2.73M -$2.54M -60,059 -52%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

278 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.43B — up 35% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $213M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $330M.

  • 278 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2020, up from 224 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.43B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $213M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $330M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.