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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 32

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 48

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 185201 (+16)

13.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.09%54.02% (-13%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.85B → $2.12B (-$731M)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $172M | Put options by funds: $274M

Holders
201
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+8.65%
% of All Funds
4.35%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
49
Increased
57
Reduced
48
Closed
32
Calls
$172M
Puts
$274M
Net Calls
-$101M
Net Calls Change
+$61.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$437M -$88.9M -2,787,581 -17%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$270M -$95.7M -3,000,000 -26%
H
3
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$191M -$134M -4,204,697 -41%
AIMCA
4
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$175M +$112M +3,500,000 +175%
Rafferty Asset Management
5
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$137M +$51.3M +1,606,833 +59%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$109M +$56.1M +1,757,748 +104%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$95.3M -$31.8M -996,550 -25%
Bessemer Group
8
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$76.1M +$76.5M +2,398,000 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$75.1M -$121M -3,804,071 -62%
EIM
10
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
$63.7M +$19.4M +607,000 +43%
HF
11
HRT Financial
New York
$44.7M +$16M +501,690 +55%
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$28.1M -$116M -3,633,377 -80%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$26.6M -$414M -12,964,753 -94%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$24.5M -$5.24M -164,165 -18%
XS
15
XR Securities
Illinois
$20.9M +$21M +659,557 New
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$18.7M +$16.5M +516,322 +694%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$16.1M -$107M -3,339,432 -87%
Millennium Management
18
Millennium Management
New York
$15.2M +$12.5M +392,697 +447%
PVH
19
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$13.3M +$13.4M +419,081 New
NCM
20
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$13.1M +$13.2M +412,277 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
21
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$11.7M -$45.5K -1,426 -0.4%
EIM
22
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$295K +9,243 +3%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10M -$78.1K -2,448 -0.8%
SR
24
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$10M +$10.1M +316,000 New
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.86M -$1M -31,440 -9%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

201 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.12B — down 26% from $2.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $414M.

  • 201 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2019, up from 185 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.12B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $414M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.