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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

141 hedge funds and large institutions have $573M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.7M | Put options by funds: $70.4M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $527M → $573M (+$45.9M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141141 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.09%39.31% (-1.8%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 46

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 (-3)

Holders
141
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
27
Increased
36
Reduced
46
Closed
27
Calls
$88.7M
Puts
$70.4M
Net Calls
+$18.3M
Net Calls Change
+$20.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$73.3M -$8.93M -444,079 -10%
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$63.1M +$66.1M +3,285,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$54.6M -$22.5M -1,121,170 -28%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$54.3M +$47M +2,336,676 +476%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$46.2M +$25.7M +1,275,598 +113%
SAC
6
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$33.8M
NCA
7
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$31.1M
PI
8
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$25.2M +$6.09M +302,800 +30%
VDBMI
9
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$18.1M +$1.2M +59,422 +7%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$15.1M -$92M -4,576,210 -85%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$12M -$46.7M -2,320,646 -79%
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.75M +$7.64M +379,711 +297%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.97M +$9.39M +467,128 New
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$8.23M +$2.61M +129,957 +44%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$7.81M -$704K -35,002 -8%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$7.31M +$3.53M +175,370 +91%
MFM
17
Marianas Fund Management
New York
$6.94M +$7.26M +361,100 New
Rafferty Asset Management
18
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$6.38M +$994K +49,414 +17%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.89M +$4.68M +232,595 +947%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$4.7M +$4.92M +244,818 New
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.14M +$1.02M +50,602 +31%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.52M -$576K -28,630 -14%
ST
23
Spot Trading
Illinois
$3.46M +$1.1M +54,891 +44%
LC
24
Loews Corp
New York
$3.46M
Parallax Volatility Advisers
25
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3.34M +$3.14M +156,284 +882%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

141 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $573M — up 8.7% from $527M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in GDXJ was balanced in Q4 2015: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 36 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.1M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $92M.

  • 141 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $573M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $66.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.