VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
158 hedge funds and large institutions have $557M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 23
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 43
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 153 → 158 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $93M | Put options by funds: $107M
17.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 51.3% → 33.83% (-17%)
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $778M → $557M (-$221M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$39M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$23.4M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$17M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$11.3M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
+$9.91M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$155M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$32.1M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$31.5M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$19.7M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$18.1M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
158 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $557M — down 28% from $778M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $39M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $155M sold.
- 158 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2015, up from 153 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $557M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $39M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $155M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.