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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

264 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $198M | Put options by funds: $106M

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 75

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 284264 (-20)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 53

43.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.83%43.71% (-43%)

47% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.42B → $1.81B (-$1.61B)

Holders
264
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-7.04%
% of All Funds
4.21%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
39
Increased
75
Reduced
75
Closed
53
Calls
$198M
Puts
$106M
Net Calls
+$91.8M
Net Calls Change
-$70.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
51
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.24M -$3.52M -95,375 -54%
NHFG
52
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3.22M -$15.2K -411 -0.5%
BA
53
Bard Associates
Illinois
$3.13M +$56.7K +1,535 +2%
SPC
54
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.11M +$843K +22,820 +41%
Amundi
55
Amundi
France
$3.1M
CCM
56
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$3.09M +$72.4K +1,959 +3%
CG
57
Cutler Group
California
$3.03M -$1.35M -36,593 -32%
KA
58
Kercheville Advisors
Texas
$2.96M -$216K -5,850 -7%
BA
59
Bridge Advisory
California
$2.95M +$3.8K +103 +0.1%
E
60
Ergoteles
New York
$2.79M -$2.4M -64,992 -48%
SMC
61
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.74M -$15.5K -419 -0.6%
HighTower Advisors
62
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.72M +$1.17M +31,708 +86%
MSFS
63
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.52M -$169K -4,575 -7%
NL
64
NWAM LLC
Washington
$2.41M +$394K +10,675 +21%
AUB
65
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$2.31M
BFG
66
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$2.13M +$147K +3,967 +8%
SS
67
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$2.13M +$2M +54,019 New
KCM
68
Knoll Capital Management
Florida
$2.1M
HCM
69
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$2.05M
HSBC Holdings
70
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.03M -$729K -19,730 -28%
WC
71
Wexford Capital
Florida
$1.98M +$1.85M +50,000 New
CCM
72
Crabel Capital Management
California
$1.97M -$3.1K -84 -0.2%
AWA
73
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.94M +$33.1K +897 +2%
PCM
74
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$1.92M -$157K -4,248 -8%
KJHP
75
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$1.86M +$69.8K +1,890 +4%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

264 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.81B — down 47% from $3.42B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of GDXJ and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Toronto Dominion Bank, adding an estimated $66M. The largest seller was Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, cutting an estimated $1.55B.

  • 264 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2023, down from 284 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.81B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 53 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $66M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, an estimated $1.55B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.