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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

8.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.12%61.18% (+8.1%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177179 (+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

Holders
179
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
28
Increased
47
Reduced
51
Closed
26
Calls
$330M
Puts
$449M
Net Calls
-$119M
Net Calls Change
+$43.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$514M +$165M +4,943,702 +47%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$421M -$125M -3,763,640 -23%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$177M -$133M -3,995,274 -43%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$169M +$161M +4,843,624 +2,114%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$144M +$20.3M +610,659 +17%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$142M +$21.2M +635,450 +18%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$112M +$9.83M +295,200 +10%
SG Americas Securities
8
SG Americas Securities
New York
$105M +$68.8M +2,066,500 +194%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$90.6M -$20.6M -619,429 -19%
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$84.1M +$83.3M +2,500,000 +13,501%
VF
11
Virtu Financial
New York
$39.1M +$28.5M +856,035 +272%
RBA
12
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$30.5M
Adage Capital Partners
13
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$25M +$25M +750,000 New
AIMCA
14
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$25M +$25M +750,000 New
Rafferty Asset Management
15
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$16.9M -$426M -12,790,659 -96%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$12.6M -$99K -2,972 -0.8%
ACM
17
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$11.9M -$51.1K -1,536 -0.4%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$11.1M +$11M +331,559 New
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$11M +$10.4M +311,016 +1,637%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$10.3M +$1.25M +37,635 +14%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.3M -$6.56M -197,114 -39%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$9.83M +$5.2M +156,155 +113%
MSCM
23
Marlin Sams Capital Management
New York
$9.35M +$9.32M +280,000 New
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$8.9M +$8.24M +247,453 +1,280%
FTIOP
25
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$8.76M +$7.57M +227,300 +649%

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.