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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

122 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 (+3)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 31

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 30

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115122 (+7)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.79%22.07% (+0.28%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $397M → $309M (-$87.7M)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.2M | Put options by funds: $166M

Holders
122
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.09%
% of All Funds
3.54%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
39
Increased
35
Reduced
30
Closed
31
Calls
$59.2M
Puts
$166M
Net Calls
-$106M
Net Calls Change
+$18.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$54.7M
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.8M +$132K +3,841 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$20.3M -$2.76M -80,265 -11%
SFM
4
Soros Fund Management
New York
$17.7M +$9.33M +271,076 +90%
RJFSA
5
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.7M +$12.7M +368,251 +265%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$15.4M +$4.9M +142,410 +40%
OA
7
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$14.3M +$15.9M +460,525 New
HCM
8
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.6M +$12.9M +373,600 New
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.45M +$9.66M +280,651 +1,181%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.67M +$7.91M +229,819 +1,345%
COI
11
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$6.92M +$7.68M +222,967 New
SI
12
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$6.91M -$6.37M -184,950 -45%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.77M +$4.24M +123,119 +130%
SVG
14
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$6.52M +$7.23M +210,052 New
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.29M -$10.3M -298,930 -60%
TAM
16
TFG Asset Management
Cayman Islands
$4.9M +$5.44M +157,890 New
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.31M -$1.15M -33,449 -19%
CLOS
18
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$3.95M +$4.38M +127,298 New
Walleye Trading
19
Walleye Trading
New York
$3.77M +$3.28M +95,413 +368%
RL
20
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$3.62M -$159K -4,608 -4%
BP
21
BI Partners
Connecticut
$3.53M +$128K +3,704 +3%
NCA
22
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$3.49M +$3.86M +112,250 New
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.38M +$216K +6,274 +6%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$3.14M -$538K -15,624 -13%
WA
25
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$2.87M -$1.36M -39,449 -30%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

122 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $309M — down 22% from $397M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oxbow Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.4M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2013, up from 115 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $309M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 31 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Oxbow Advisors, an estimated $15.9M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $17.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.