VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
156 hedge funds and large institutions have $993M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
60% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $621M → $993M (+$372M)
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 39
9.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 33.55% → 42.77% (+9.2%)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 156 (+13)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $189M | Put options by funds: $251M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$141M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18.7M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$17.3M |
| 5 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$39.9M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$20.1M |
| 3 |
COI
Connable Office Inc
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
|
-$8.47M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$7.81M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$4.98M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
156 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $993M — up 60% from $621M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $39.9M.
- 156 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2014, up from 143 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $993M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $141M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $39.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.