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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
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183 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 22

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.68B (+$305M)

4.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.18% → 65.89% (+4.7%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 183 (+4)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $208M | Put options by funds: $490M

Holders
183
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.23%
% of All Funds
4.56%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
29
Increased
56
Reduced
52
Closed
22
Calls
$208M
Puts
$490M
Net Calls
-$282M
Net Calls Change
-$163M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
+$271M
2
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
+$257M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$110M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$81.2M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$66.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$266M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$119M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$85.8M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$33.8M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$25.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFA
176
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3K – – –
AFNAS
177
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2K +$2.2K +65 New
MFT
178
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$2K +$2.23K +66 New
CPA
179
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$1K – – –
SFSIG
180
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$1K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
181
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1K +$744 +22 +2,200%
SFFS
182
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$1K +$1.28K +38 New
Adage Capital Partners
183
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$25M -750,000 Closed
VCM
184
Valiant Capital Management
California
– -$6.59M -197,500 Closed
ProShare Advisors
185
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
– -$4.16M -124,638 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
186
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$4.16M -122,913 Closed
MWM
187
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
– -$2.43M -72,850 Closed
OMC
188
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$1.64M -48,973 Closed
American Century Companies
189
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$1.02M -30,700 Closed
SI
190
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$835K -25,025 Closed
SCA
191
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$668K -20,025 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
192
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$513K -15,380 Closed
TSS
193
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$451K -13,332 Closed
EFS
194
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$395K -11,825 Closed
HFS
195
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$294K -8,800 Closed
ED
196
Exane Derivatives
France
– -$210K -6,297 Closed
FA
197
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
– -$201K -6,026 Closed
SF
198
Synovus Financial
Georgia
– -$124K -3,702 Closed
FPF
199
FNY Partners Fund
New York
– -$83K -2,500 Closed
MLFP
200
MPS Loria Financial Planners
Illinois
– -$45K -1,370 Closed
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GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

183 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.68B — up 13% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hexavest, opening a new position worth an estimated $271M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $266M.

  • 183 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2017, up from 179 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Hexavest, an estimated $271M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $266M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.