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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $744M 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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 (+6)

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $573M → $744M (+$171M)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $152M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 39

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141140 (-1)

1.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.31%37.44% (-1.9%)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
140
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.71%
% of All Funds
3.73%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
39
Increased
29
Reduced
45
Closed
39
Calls
$170M
Puts
$152M
Net Calls
+$18.4M
Net Calls Change
+$120K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$91.7M -$12.2M -521,140 -14%
SAC
2
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$73.7M
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$68.1M +$38.7M +1,658,611 +211%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$55.9M -$9.34M -400,329 -17%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$52.8M -$21.7M -929,675 -33%
Rafferty Asset Management
6
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$45.4M +$30.2M +1,295,916 +389%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$39.7M +$18.7M +801,806 +128%
Bank of Nova Scotia
8
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$32.5M -$49.4M -2,117,000 -64%
VDBMI
9
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$25.4M -$656K -28,105 -3%
PI
10
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$16.8M -$16.5M -707,000 -54%
CI Investments Inc
11
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$16M +$13.4M +575,000 New
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$15.9M +$3.29M +141,094 +33%
QIM
13
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$15.2M +$12.7M +544,000 New
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.6M +$504K +21,582 +5%
RBA
15
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$12.3M +$10.3M +442,676 New
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$11.9M +$525K +22,494 +6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11.9M -$56.4M -2,418,246 -85%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.7M +$3.92M +167,885 +78%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$9.97M -$380K -16,287 -4%
ACM
20
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$8.33M +$6.98M +299,180 New
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$5.6M +$4.7M +201,159 New
MCM
22
Moore Capital Management
New York
$5.57M +$4.67M +200,000 New
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.21M +$96.1K +4,117 +2%
SG Americas Securities
24
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.16M +$3.66M +156,952 +554%
LC
25
Loews Corp
New York
$5.01M

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

140 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $744M — up 30% from $573M 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 BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $56.4M.

  • 140 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2016, down from 141 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $744M of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 30% 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 BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $56.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.