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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

160 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $744M → $1.96B (+$1.22B)

107% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $505M | Put options by funds: $244M

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 27

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 32

15.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.44%52.55% (+15%)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140160 (+20)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

Holders
160
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
4.27%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
52
Increased
47
Reduced
32
Closed
27
Calls
$505M
Puts
$244M
Net Calls
+$261M
Net Calls Change
+$243M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$268M +$139M +3,840,504 +157%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$216M +$168M +4,652,755 +1,085%
Toronto Dominion Bank
3
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$196M +$166M +4,600,000 New
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$134M -$5.19M -143,788 -4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$132M +$39.2M +1,085,567 +54%
SAC
6
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$113M
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$104M +$19.9M +552,394 +29%
Rafferty Asset Management
8
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$98.3M +$24.5M +678,576 +42%
Bank of Nova Scotia
9
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$81.7M +$27.1M +750,000 +64%
DCM
10
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$80.4M +$68.1M +1,887,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$66.2M +$4.53M +125,595 +9%
RBA
12
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$38.9M +$17M +470,000 +106%
VDBMI
13
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$37.5M -$1.18M -32,688 -4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$36.5M +$15.6M +431,114 +101%
CG
15
Cutler Group
California
$34.3M +$28.2M +781,122 +3,367%
PSCM
16
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
$31.5M +$26.7M +740,200 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
17
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$28.2M +$23.9M +662,604 New
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$23.6M +$6.12M +169,588 +44%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$20.5M -$257K -7,113 -1%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.7M +$6.54M +181,251 +97%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$14.3M +$5.42M +150,278 +81%
SG
22
Societe Generale
$14.3M +$12.1M +335,551 New
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$10.9M -$4.63M -128,375 -36%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$10M +$6.45M +178,616 +318%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.67M +$3.53M +97,944 +93%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

160 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.96B — up 164% from $744M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $168M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.8M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2016, up from 140 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.96B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 164% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $168M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $16.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.