VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
153 hedge funds and large institutions have $778M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 33
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 36
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 153 (+11)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $150M
1.53% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.82% → 51.3% (-1.5%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $778M (-$411M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$71.9M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$38.6M |
| 3 |
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
|
+$28.2M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$25.5M |
| 5 |
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Austin,
Texas
|
+$20.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$83.3M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$60.8M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$54.3M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$45.2M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$44.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$238K | -7,083 | Closed |
|
|
BA
177
Bennicas & Associates
Portola Valley,
California
| – | -$227K | -6,750 | Closed |
|
|
BWM
178
Baystate Wealth Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$221K | -6,577 | Closed |
|
|
PG
179
Portola Group
San Jose,
California
| – | -$220K | -6,550 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
180
Edge Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$84K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
181
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$82K | -2,444 | Closed |
|
|
RCWMU
182
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$63K | -1,875 | Closed |
|
|
SFSIG
183
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
MFBTD
184
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Rosemont,
Illinois
| – | -$1K | -25 | Closed |
|
|
SJIM
185
St. Johns Investment Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -25 | Closed |
|
186
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$28 | +1 | New |
|
|
ASN
187
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$330 | +12 | New |
|
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
153 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $778M — down 35% from $1.19B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $71.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $83.3M.
- 153 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2014, up from 142 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $778M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 33 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $71.9M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $83.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.