VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
164% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $744M → $1.96B (+$1.22B)
107% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $505M | Put options by funds: $244M
93% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 27
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 32
15.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 37.44% → 52.55% (+15%)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 140 → 160 (+20)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$168M |
| 2 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$166M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$139M |
| 4 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
+$68.1M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$39.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.8M |
| 2 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$16M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$15.9M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$15.2M |
| 5 |
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Arlington Heights,
Illinois
|
-$8.33M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BCM
176
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
| – | -$747K | -26,814 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
177
Avalon Capital Management
Port Of Redwood City,
California
| – | -$546K | -19,603 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
178
American International Group
New York
| – | -$540K | -19,379 | Closed |
|
|
HFS
179
HL Financial Services
Louisville,
Kentucky
| – | -$357K | -12,825 | Closed |
|
|
YP
180
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho Falls,
Idaho
| – | -$278K | -9,967 | Closed |
|
181
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
| – | -$84K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
DBT
182
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Dubuque,
Iowa
| – | -$49K | -1,750 | Closed |
|
183
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$19K | -680 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
184
Argentus Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$12K | -417 | Closed |
|
|
EDRE
185
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
| – | -$9K | -311 | Closed |
|
|
BWP
186
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Marion,
Massachusetts
| – | -$2K | -75 | Closed |
|
187
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$36 | +1 | New |
|
|
BIG
188
Bellwether Investment Group
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
| – | +$180 | +5 | New |
|
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
160 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.96B — up 164% from $744M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $168M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.8M sold.
- 160 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2016, up from 140 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.96B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 164% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $168M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $16.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.