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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

141 hedge funds and large institutions have $527M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32%41.09% (+9.1%)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $491M → $527M (+$36M)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 25

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $61.4M | Put options by funds: $64M

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 143141 (-2)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 41

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 75 (-2)

Holders
141
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.4%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
24
Increased
36
Reduced
41
Closed
25
Calls
$61.4M
Puts
$64M
Net Calls
-$2.61M
Net Calls Change
+$13.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$105M +$105M +5,154,924 +2,472%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$83.4M +$47.8M +2,354,283 +124%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$77.7M +$21.5M +1,056,180 +36%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$57.7M +$27.7M +1,364,992 +86%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.1M +$1.19M +58,637 +5%
PI
6
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$19.8M -$67K -3,300 -0.3%
VDBMI
7
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$17.3M +$3.96M +194,799 +28%
Point72 Asset Management
8
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$9.79M +$10.2M +500,000 New
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.61M -$10.2M -499,706 -50%
HT
10
HAP Trading
New York
$9.07M +$930K +45,786 +11%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$8.65M -$1.41M -69,611 -14%
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.85M -$15.4M -756,537 -72%
Rafferty Asset Management
13
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$5.55M -$6.39M -314,319 -53%
KGI
14
Kopernik Global Investors
Florida
$5.08M
RFC
15
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$5M
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.15M -$6.17M -303,735 -59%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$4.02M +$540K +26,601 +16%
Adage Capital Partners
18
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$3.92M +$4.06M +200,000 New
LC
19
Loews Corp
New York
$3.53M
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.23M -$3.57M -175,537 -52%
PMAM
21
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.23M +$2.45M +120,349 +270%
RL
22
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$3.17M -$5.56M -273,614 -63%
NCA
23
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$3.17M
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.5M +$1.47M +72,143 +130%
ST
25
Spot Trading
Illinois
$2.46M +$1.89M +92,893 +287%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

141 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $527M — up 7.3% from $491M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of GDXJ and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 141 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 143 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $527M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.