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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

229 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.17B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 31

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $3.17B (+$581M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 205229 (+24)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 59

0.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.66%61.86% (-0.79%)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $367M | Put options by funds: $541M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 128 (-4)

Holders
229
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+11.71%
% of All Funds
4.51%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
57
Increased
65
Reduced
59
Closed
31
Calls
$367M
Puts
$541M
Net Calls
-$174M
Net Calls Change
-$148M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
101
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$768K -$841K -22,044 -55%
GWM
102
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$767K -$44.3K -1,161 -6%
FDCDDQ
103
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$752K +$189K +4,955 +39%
LTFS
104
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$694K +$210K +5,497 +50%
Two Sigma Investments
105
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$689K +$622K +16,310 New
SIAP
106
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$669K +$26.7K +700 +5%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
107
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$662K -$16.1M -422,934 -96%
MC
108
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$637K +$1.07K +28 +0.2%
PAG
109
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$623K -$302K -7,932 -35%
IWM
110
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$620K +$76 +2 +0%
OWIM
111
Old West Investment Management
California
$603K -$19.9K -523 -4%
3F
112
360 Financial
Minnesota
$567K +$528K +13,853 New
CA
113
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$528K +$38.1K +1,000 +9%
Renaissance Technologies
114
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$524K +$473K +12,400 New
BS
115
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$516K
Deutsche Bank
116
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$509K -$5.72K -150 -1%
RIA
117
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$495K -$30.5K -800 -6%
CT
118
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$483K -$30.3K -794 -6%
PHS
119
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$480K +$433K +11,350 New
PI
120
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$455K +$411K +10,769 New
SG Americas Securities
121
SG Americas Securities
New York
$430K -$108M -2,834,784 -100%
IHL
122
Investment House LLC
California
$423K +$381K +10,000 New
AGA
123
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$408K +$121K +3,168 +49%
CMANY
124
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$401K
RL
125
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$398K -$76.9K -2,017 -18%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

229 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $3.17B — up 22% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $588M. The largest seller was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, cutting an estimated $381M.

  • 229 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2019, up from 205 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.17B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $588M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $381M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.