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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
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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: 205 → 229 (+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: 12 → 8 (-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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$588M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$351M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$221M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$94.6M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$41.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$381M
2
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$168M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$108M
4
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
-$82.4M
5
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
-$78.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CLOS
126
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$394K +$49.6K +1,300 +16%
WS
127
Wedbush Securities
California
$387K +$46.1K +1,208 +15%
CC
128
Cannell & Co
New York
$386K – – –
SIC
129
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$380K – – –
EWM
130
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$379K – – –
SW
131
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$374K +$337K +8,850 New
HWA
132
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$370K +$334K +8,751 New
SPIA
133
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$362K -$46.3K -1,215 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
134
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$361K +$40.1K +1,051 +14%
GC
135
Garde Capital
Washington
$321K – – –
CIM
136
Chiron Investment Management
New York
$319K -$76.3K -2,000 -21%
CAN
137
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$310K +$2.48K +65 +0.9%
FFN
138
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$290K +$261K +6,851 New
BAM
139
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$285K +$257K +6,735 New
JMPWA
140
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$275K – – –
Creative Planning
141
Creative Planning
Kansas
$263K +$237K +6,227 New
N
142
Natixis
France
$259K +$233K +6,103 New
FA
143
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$255K – – –
IC
144
Inverness Counsel
New York
$254K – – –
HJMC
145
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$254K +$229K +6,000 New
SMFG
146
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$243K -$29.5K -774 -12%
LRIA
147
Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors
Washington
$233K +$210K +5,508 New
CA
148
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$230K +$207K +5,436 New
FIM
149
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$227K +$205K +5,381 New
NA
150
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$223K -$15.6K -410 -7%
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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.