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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ

282 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.78B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $397M | Put options by funds: $276M

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 91

3.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.36% → 42.15% (-3.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 294 → 282 (-12)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 42

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.39B → $1.78B (-$607M)

Holders
282
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-4.08%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
33
Increased
85
Reduced
91
Closed
42
Calls
$397M
Puts
$276M
Net Calls
+$122M
Net Calls Change
+$87.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$72.9M
2
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
+$42.9M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$22M
4
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
+$19.3M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$17.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$143M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$127M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$49.3M
4
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
-$43.3M
5
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$17.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MSFS
76
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.52M +$122K +2,840 +5%
HKAM
77
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$2.34M -$21.9K -511 -0.8%
ROC
78
Robertson Opportunity Capital
Texas
$2.33M +$1.19M +27,747 +84%
Marshall Wace
79
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.31M -$7.28M -169,582 -74%
WCA
80
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$2.2M +$230K +5,370 +10%
Barclays
81
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.08M +$371K +8,640 +19%
IAIM
82
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$2M +$2.92M +68,054 New
Envestnet Asset Management
83
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.99M -$5.88K -137 -0.3%
KHLMTHM
84
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$1.95M – – –
HCM
85
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.89M – – –
Osaic Holdings
86
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.78M -$1.21M -28,170 -38%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
87
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.77M -$1.23M -28,773 -38%
PMAM
88
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.76M – – –
OIA
89
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.74M +$4.68K +109 +0.2%
EIP
90
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$1.93M +45,020 New
BA
91
Bridge Advisory
California
$1.65M +$60.7K +1,415 +3%
BFM
92
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$1.59M – – –
G
93
GenTrust
Florida
$1.57M +$257 +6 +0%
MCM
94
Moon Capital Management
New York
$1.55M – – –
DA
95
DCF Advisers
Connecticut
$1.53M -$429K -10,000 -20%
AAP
96
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$1.53M -$1.07M -25,000 -38%
PCM
97
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$1.5M +$56.5K +1,317 +3%
Rockefeller Capital Management
98
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.49M -$967K -22,547 -37%
KJHP
99
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$1.41M +$837K +19,500 +114%
BFM
100
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.34M +$809K +18,844 +116%
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

282 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.78B — down 25% from $2.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of GDXJ and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 91 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $72.9M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $143M.

  • 282 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2021, down from 294 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.78B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 42 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $72.9M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $143M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.