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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
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284 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.29B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 30

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $641M | Put options by funds: $444M

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.93B → $2.29B (+$362M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274 → 284 (+10)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 79

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.73% → 44.91% (+0.19%)

Holders
284
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
4.48%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
47
Increased
81
Reduced
79
Closed
30
Calls
$641M
Puts
$444M
Net Calls
+$197M
Net Calls Change
+$98.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$116M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$110M
3
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
+$86M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$60.5M
5
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
+$41.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$220M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$72.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$35.8M
4
MSCM
Marlin Sams Capital Management
New York
-$33.5M
5
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
-$32.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
76
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$2.58M -$953K -22,171 -29%
DA
77
DCF Advisers
Connecticut
$2.58M – – –
BCM
78
Brigade Capital Management
New York
$2.46M – – –
AWA
79
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$2.42M -$191K -4,450 -8%
HCM
80
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$2.39M +$15.9K +370 +0.7%
GPCM
81
Granite Point Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.34M +$2.15M +50,000 New
HSBC Holdings
82
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.26M +$1.31M +30,588 +179%
MTIM
83
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.22M -$582K -13,550 -22%
BFM
84
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$2.2M +$172K +4,000 +9%
PCM
85
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$2.09M +$368K +8,575 +24%
OIA
86
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.06M -$63.4K -1,475 -3%
CG
87
Cutler Group
California
$1.92M +$1.6M +37,334 +1,007%
MCM
88
Moon Capital Management
New York
$1.9M – – –
DGAM
89
Desjardins Global Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$1.88M -$9.46M -220,103 -85%
OC
90
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.88M +$230K +5,362 +15%
SDWIA
91
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$1.88M +$1.72M +40,000 New
MCC
92
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$1.73M +$199K +4,637 +14%
WFI
93
West Family Investments
California
$1.62M – – –
BCM
94
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.55M -$60.2K -1,400 -4%
HT
95
HAP Trading
New York
$1.5M -$306K -7,117 -18%
Goldman Sachs
96
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.46M -$1.77M -41,248 -57%
VanEck Associates
97
VanEck Associates
New York
$1.45M +$757K +17,615 +132%
CCM
98
Courage Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.4M – – –
DADC
99
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.37M +$263K +6,119 +26%
CCM
100
Crabel Capital Management
California
$1.34M -$1.61M -37,560 -57%
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

284 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.29B — up 19% from $1.93B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $220M.

  • 284 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2022, up from 274 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.29B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 30 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Citigroup, an estimated $220M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.