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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 22

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.68B (+$305M)

4.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.18%65.89% (+4.7%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179183 (+4)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $208M | Put options by funds: $490M

Holders
183
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.23%
% of All Funds
4.56%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
29
Increased
56
Reduced
52
Closed
22
Calls
$208M
Puts
$490M
Net Calls
-$282M
Net Calls Change
-$163M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$432M -$85.8M -2,538,373 -16%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$273M +$257M +7,608,465 +1,499%
H
3
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$269M +$271M +8,017,481 New
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$193M +$81.2M +2,400,000 +72%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$162M -$16M -472,691 -9%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$159M -$266M -7,875,604 -62%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$157M +$66.4M +1,962,685 +72%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$156M +$13.3M +393,564 +9%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$148M +$3.45M +102,083 +2%
Bessemer Group
10
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$109M +$110M +3,253,920 New
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$80.3M -$25.1M -741,504 -24%
AIMCA
12
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$67.2M +$42.3M +1,250,000 +167%
VF
13
Virtu Financial
New York
$54.1M +$14.9M +441,661 +38%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$52.4M -$119M -3,514,001 -69%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$51M -$33.8M -1,000,000 -40%
RBA
16
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$30.7M
ACM
17
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$20.6M +$8.7M +257,228 +72%
CG
18
Cutler Group
California
$17.8M +$10.9M +321,658 +154%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.1M +$411K +12,157 +3%
GI
20
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$11.7M +$5.89M +174,248 +100%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$9.75M -$645K -19,072 -6%
CA
22
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$9.54M +$3.85M +113,799 +67%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.42M -$910K -26,921 -9%
MSCM
24
Marlin Sams Capital Management
New York
$9.4M
FTIOP
25
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$8.81M

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

183 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.68B — up 13% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hexavest, opening a new position worth an estimated $271M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $266M.

  • 183 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q3 2017, up from 179 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Hexavest, an estimated $271M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $266M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.