VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
196 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.92B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 9 (+3)
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 27
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 50
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.56B → $2.92B (+$359M)
9.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 55.51% → 65.05% (+9.5%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 191 → 196 (+5)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $213M | Put options by funds: $233M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$396M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$98.7M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$59M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$52.8M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$46.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$105M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$87.7M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$73.2M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$45.8M |
| 5 |
Q
QVR
San Francisco,
California
|
-$23.5M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
196 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.92B — up 14% from $2.56B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $396M. The largest seller was Rafferty Asset Management, cutting an estimated $105M.
- 196 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2018, up from 191 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.92B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $396M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $105M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.