VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
179 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.37B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
8.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.12% → 61.18% (+8.1%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 179 (+2)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 26
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 51
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.82B → $2.37B (-$448M)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $330M | Put options by funds: $449M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$165M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$83.3M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$68.8M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$28.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$426M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$133M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$125M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$78.3M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$69M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
179 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $2.37B — down 16% from $2.82B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Rafferty Asset Management, cutting an estimated $426M.
- 179 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2017, up from 177 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $2.37B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $165M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $426M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.