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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

141 hedge funds and large institutions have $573M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.7M | Put options by funds: $70.4M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $527M → $573M (+$45.9M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141141 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.09%39.31% (-1.8%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 46

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 (-3)

Holders
141
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
27
Increased
36
Reduced
46
Closed
27
Calls
$88.7M
Puts
$70.4M
Net Calls
+$18.3M
Net Calls Change
+$20.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WS
76
Wedbush Securities
California
$301K -$101K -5,012 -24%
KL
77
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$287K -$7.5K -373 -2%
TH
78
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$282K +$295K +14,657 New
PP
79
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$269K +$282K +14,028 New
Bank of New York Mellon
80
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$267K -$5.35K -266 -2%
YP
81
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$255K +$267K +13,299 New
GWM
82
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$252K
OC
83
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$249K
Bank of Montreal
84
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$249K +$229K +11,370 +697%
HFS
85
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$246K -$170K -8,475 -40%
FSA
86
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$214K +$224K +11,162 New
HSBC Holdings
87
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$210K -$1.31K -65 -0.6%
LTFS
88
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$198K -$11.3K -562 -5%
PAM
89
PT Asset Management
Illinois
$192K +$201K +10,000 New
ED
90
Exane Derivatives
France
$161K -$26.6K -1,321 -14%
Creative Planning
91
Creative Planning
Kansas
$131K +$95.2K +4,735 +229%
RA
92
Royce & Associates
New York
$119K
MFS
93
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$119K +$20.1K +1,001 +19%
PCP
94
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$115K +$121K +6,000 New
PNC Financial Services Group
95
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$101K -$30K -1,490 -22%
CG
96
Cutler Group
California
$96K +$101K +5,000 New
HCM
97
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$82K
IA
98
IFP Advisors
Florida
$74K +$77.7K +3,865 New
First Manhattan
99
First Manhattan
New York
$72K
EDRH
100
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$63K -$1.51K -75 -2%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

141 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $573M — up 8.7% from $527M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in GDXJ was balanced in Q4 2015: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 36 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.1M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $92M.

  • 141 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $573M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $66.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.