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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
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301 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.2B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

334% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $882M | Put options by funds: $203M

158% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 26

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 15 (+6)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $2.2B (+$450M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 260 → 301 (+41)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.85% → 50% (+1.2%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
301
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+15.77%
% of All Funds
4.39%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
67
Increased
83
Reduced
87
Closed
26
Calls
$882M
Puts
$203M
Net Calls
+$679M
Net Calls Change
+$579M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$67.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$39.5M
3
GCP
Garda Capital Partners
Minnesota
+$36.6M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$30.3M
5
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
+$30.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
-$55.5M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$52.4M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$35.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$19.7M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$14.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CANY
76
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$2.39M +$2.22M +63,035 New
QIM
77
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$2.3M +$2.14M +60,646 New
BFG
78
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$2.22M -$36.7K -1,039 -2%
SS
79
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$2.22M -$36.7K -1,039 -2%
IWM
80
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.14M +$1.29M +36,691 +187%
AUB
81
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$2.1M – – –
MSFS
82
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.07M -$84.7K -2,400 -4%
KCM
83
Knoll Capital Management
Florida
$2.01M – – –
KJHP
84
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$2.01M +$106K +3,010 +6%
AWA
85
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.95M +$164K +4,639 +10%
Wellington Management Group
86
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.93M – – –
AAP
87
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$1.9M +$1.76M +50,000 New
JF
88
Jump Financial
Illinois
$1.88M -$10M -284,209 -85%
CF
89
Canoe Financial
Alberta, Canada
$1.86M +$1.73M +49,115 New
OPOWM
90
One Plus One Wealth Management
Florida
$1.69M +$151K +4,279 +11%
BFM
91
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$1.68M +$176K +5,000 +13%
Envestnet Asset Management
92
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.67M +$555K +15,722 +56%
MCC
93
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$1.58M -$67.4K -1,909 -4%
EIP
94
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$1.54M – – –
MCM
95
Moon Capital Management
New York
$1.54M – – –
IUHSA
96
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$1.52M +$1.41M +40,000 New
TI
97
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.51M +$1.41M +39,927 New
LFAS
98
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.5M -$21.9K -621 -2%
RAG
99
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
$1.5M +$587K +16,621 +53%
TWC
100
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M +$1.4M +39,600 +7,750%
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

301 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.2B — up 26% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $67.1M. The largest seller was Rafferty Asset Management, cutting an estimated $55.5M.

  • 301 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2023, up from 260 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.2B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 26 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $67.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $55.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.