VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
177 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.82B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 20
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.13B → $2.82B (+$687M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 177 (+12)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 49
4.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.11% → 53.12% (-5%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $215M | Put options by funds: $378M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$526M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$259M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$150M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$110M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$185M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$87.6M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$81.9M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$48.9M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
-$42.5M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
177 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.82B — up 32% from $2.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $526M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $185M.
- 177 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2017, up from 165 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.82B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $526M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $185M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.