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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

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: 710 (+3)

19% more capital invested

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

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274284 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LP
101
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.32M
Mercer Global Advisors
102
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$1.32M +$13.9K +323 +1%
Baird Financial Group
103
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.3M -$460K -10,708 -28%
BWCS
104
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$1.24M +$47.3K +1,101 +4%
EIP
105
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$1.22M -$732K -17,039 -40%
MIAN
106
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.19M -$95.7K -2,227 -8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
107
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.19M -$46.2K -1,074 -4%
BC
108
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$1.17M
GCIG
109
Grand Central Investment Group
Florida
$1.15M +$178K +4,152 +20%
FDCDDQ
110
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.12M +$203K +4,716 +25%
EPAM
111
Euro Pacific Asset Management
Puerto Rico
$1.11M -$529K -12,300 -34%
SIAP
112
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$64.5K +1,500 +7%
William Blair & Company
113
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.04M -$6.96K -162 -0.7%
ECM
114
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$1.01M +$928K +21,590 New
RIA
115
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$1M -$62.3K -1,450 -6%
KAS
116
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$991K -$67.9K -1,580 -7%
Franklin Resources
117
Franklin Resources
California
$980K
TWC
118
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$971K +$676K +15,720 +593%
Wolverine Trading
119
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$967K -$3.48M -81,035 -80%
CP
120
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$913K -$80.1K -1,865 -9%
WSCM
121
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$891K +$60.2K +1,400 +8%
WP
122
WealthSource Partners
California
$877K -$56.4K -1,312 -7%
LNC
123
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$872K +$516K +12,000 +182%
OA
124
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$846K +$776K +18,060 New
First Manhattan
125
First Manhattan
New York
$843K

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.