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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.39B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.12B → $2.39B (+$274M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.02%59.3% (+5.3%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 57

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 201175 (-26)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $252M | Put options by funds: $335M

42% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127 (-5)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
175
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-12.94%
% of All Funds
3.8%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-41.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
52
Reduced
57
Closed
39
Calls
$252M
Puts
$335M
Net Calls
-$83.7M
Net Calls Change
+$17.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$472M -$8.35M -274,049 -2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$350M +$45.7M +1,500,000 +18%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$167M +$130M +4,258,000 +841%
Toronto Dominion Bank
4
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$159M +$276M +9,057,412 +181,148%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$140M +$49M +1,608,565 +67%
AIMCA
6
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$122M -$60.9M -2,000,000 -36%
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$105M -$381K -12,508 Closed
H
8
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$103M -$93.3M -3,063,940 -51%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$86.5M +$51.8M +1,701,194 +220%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$67.6M -$13.2M -434,726 -18%
Rafferty Asset Management
11
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$66.7M -$73.8M -2,423,256 -56%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$62.6M +$46M +1,511,855 +541%
Squarepoint
13
Squarepoint
New York
$59.7M +$52M +1,707,369 New
HF
14
HRT Financial
New York
$34.2M -$13.2M -431,988 -31%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
15
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$33.1M +$26.5M +871,227 +1,162%
SR
16
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$31.2M +$17.5M +575,800 +182%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$28.2M +$6.58M +216,042 +37%
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$21.3M -$6.92M -227,146 -27%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
19
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$19.1M +$11M +359,711 +192%
Twin Tree Management
20
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$18.9M +$11.8M +387,964 +252%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.8M +$3.27M +107,317 +34%
PVH
22
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$14.4M -$213K -6,998 -2%
Lord, Abbett & Co
23
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$12.9M +$16.8K +550 +0.1%
QIM
24
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$10.6M +$9.21M +302,388 New
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$10.4M -$425K -13,960 -4%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

175 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.39B — up 13% from $2.12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of GDXJ and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Toronto Dominion Bank, adding an estimated $276M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $104M.

  • 175 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 201 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.39B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 39 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $276M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $104M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.