VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 32
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 48
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 185 → 201 (+16)
13.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.09% → 54.02% (-13%)
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.85B → $2.12B (-$731M)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $172M | Put options by funds: $274M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$76.5M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$56.1M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$51.3M |
| 5 |
XS
XR Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$414M |
| 2 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$134M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$121M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$116M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$107M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
201 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.12B — down 26% from $2.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $414M.
- 201 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2019, up from 185 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.12B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $112M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $414M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.