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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $491M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 (+3)

1.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.83%32% (-1.8%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 158143 (-15)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $557M → $491M (-$65.8M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $61.3M | Put options by funds: $77.1M

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 41

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
143
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-9.49%
% of All Funds
3.85%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
17
Increased
31
Reduced
41
Closed
27
Calls
$61.3M
Puts
$77.1M
Net Calls
-$15.9M
Net Calls Change
-$2.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KL
76
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$377K
HCM
77
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$339K
JP Morgan Chase
78
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$287K -$80K -3,180 -21%
Ameriprise
79
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$281K +$58.3K +2,319 +25%
VKH
80
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$271K +$15.2K +604 +6%
HSBC Holdings
81
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$266K
SS
82
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$258K -$10.1K -400 -4%
LTFS
83
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$257K +$44.6K +1,774 +20%
ED
84
Exane Derivatives
France
$240K
PCM
85
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$238K -$16.4K -650 -6%
PHIMC
86
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$238K +$5.03K +200 +2%
BRWM
87
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$226K -$37.7K -1,500 -14%
CT
88
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$226K +$7.97K +317 +3%
SCI
89
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$224K +$1.26K +50 +0.5%
JT
90
Jump Trading
Illinois
$221K +$230K +9,143 New
CC
91
Cannell & Co
New York
$220K +$230K +9,125 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
92
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$202K +$210K +8,367 New
WAM
93
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$202K +$211K +8,376 New
MAA
94
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$174K -$192K -7,644 -51%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
95
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$168K
MFS
96
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$150K -$116K -4,621 -43%
EDRH
97
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$123K +$128K +5,091 New
HCM
98
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$119K
PNC Financial Services Group
99
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$116K -$5.63K -224 -4%
EDRS
100
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$115K +$120K +4,780 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

143 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $491M — down 12% from $557M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of GDXJ and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.5M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $36.7M.

  • 143 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2015, down from 158 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $491M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $26.5M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $36.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.