VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
140 hedge funds and large institutions have $671M invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 8 (+6)
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $484M → $671M (+$187M)
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $152M
0.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 37.21% → 37.44% (+0.23%)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 39
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 141 → 140 (-1)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 45
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$38.7M |
| 2 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$30.2M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.7M |
| 4 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$13.4M |
| 5 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$12.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$49.4M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$23.2M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$21.7M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.5M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$12.2M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
140 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $671M — up 39% from $484M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in GDXJ was balanced in Q1 2016: 39 funds opened new positions, 39 closed out, 29 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $38.7M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $49.4M.
- 140 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2016, down from 141 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $671M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $38.7M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $49.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.