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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
First Manhattan
101
First Manhattan
New York
$90K
GI
102
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$56K +$17.1K +679 +41%
WA
103
WFG Advisors
Texas
$46K -$98.4K -3,911 -67%
SAC
104
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$42.6K
DBT
105
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$42K +$44K +1,750 New
GT
106
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$41K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
107
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$28K -$93.7K -3,725 -76%
FPFS
108
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$26K
WEC
109
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$25K
Zurich Cantonal Bank
110
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$25K
FFC
111
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$24K
DOA
112
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$23K
BAM
113
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$20K
AA
114
Apriem Advisors
California
$19K
DADC
115
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$17K
AIC
116
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$16K
AA
117
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$14K
LFR
118
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$14K
Canada Life
119
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$13K
LNB
120
Ledyard National Bank
$13K
MIM
121
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$13K
AIM
122
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$12K -$5.03K -200 -29%
TFA
123
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11K
PSI
124
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$8K -$11.5K -456 -59%
EDRE
125
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$8K +$7.82K +311 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.