VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 11 (+3)
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $2.49B (+$525M)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 30
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 160 → 160 (0)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 54
1.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.55% → 51.17% (-1.4%)
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $448M | Put options by funds: $563M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$315M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$90.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$48.2M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
+$45.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$78.5M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$53M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$35.8M |
| 4 |
PSCM
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$31.5M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$29.4M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 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 Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.49B — up 27% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Rafferty Asset Management, adding an estimated $315M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $78.5M.
- 160 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $2.49B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 30 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $315M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $78.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.