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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 811 (+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: 160160 (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

Holders
160
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.27%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
32
Increased
50
Reduced
54
Closed
30
Calls
$448M
Puts
$563M
Net Calls
-$115M
Net Calls Change
-$376M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$401M +$131M +2,764,423 +44%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$397M +$315M +6,654,800 +288%
Toronto Dominion Bank
3
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$244M +$42.6M +900,000 +20%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$198M -$29.4M -620,666 -12%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$163M +$27.5M +579,778 +19%
SAC
6
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$117M
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$95.1M +$90.6M +1,911,837 +814%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$90M -$53M -1,118,371 -36%
Bank of Nova Scotia
9
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$86.4M +$1.52M +32,000 +2%
DCM
10
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$82M -$1.71M -36,000 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$59.3M -$10.1M -212,909 -14%
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$45.1M +$48.2M +1,017,954 New
HT
13
HAP Trading
New York
$43.4M +$45.4M +957,810 +4,518%
RBA
14
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$40.4M +$18.4K +389 +0%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$38.7M +$25.5M +538,650 +161%
VDBMI
16
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$38.2M -$795K -16,782 -2%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$35.1M -$78.5M -1,657,353 -68%
CG
18
Cutler Group
California
$27.9M -$8.28M -174,666 -22%
QIM
19
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$26.6M +$28.5M +600,700 New
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.3M +$1M +21,131 +6%
PG
21
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$16.9M +$18M +380,850 New
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$16.5M -$5.19M -109,623 -23%
VF
23
Virtu Financial
New York
$15.6M +$16.6M +351,349 New
ACM
24
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$14.7M +$15.7M +331,315 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
25
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$12.1M -$18.5M -389,826 -59%

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.