VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.04B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)
3.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.88% → 70.72% (+3.8%)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 178 (-3)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $3.04B (-$203M)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 51
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $229M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$356M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$250M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$104M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$89M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$290M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$138M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$91.1M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$39.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CF
201
Centaurus Financial
Anaheim,
California
| – | -$17K | -519 | Closed |
|
202
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$16K | -493 | Closed |
|
|
JAM
203
Jolley Asset Management
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
| – | -$7K | -225 | Closed |
|
|
LF
204
Lee Financial
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$7K | -215 | Closed |
|
|
B
205
Bridgeworth
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$5K | -160 | Closed |
|
|
WT
206
Washington Trust
Westerly,
Rhode Island
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
207
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$30 | +1 | New |
|
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
178 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.04B — down 6.2% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of GDXJ and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.
The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $356M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $290M.
- 178 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2018, down from 181 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.04B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 31 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $356M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $290M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.