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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.79B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 810 (+2)

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $253M | Put options by funds: $221M

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 57

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 58

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 229224 (-5)

9.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.86%52.49% (-9.4%)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.17B → $1.79B (-$1.38B)

Holders
224
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.18%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
56
Increased
65
Reduced
57
Closed
58
Calls
$253M
Puts
$221M
Net Calls
+$32.1M
Net Calls Change
+$206M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$279M +$285M +7,504,076 +311%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$213M +$48.5M +1,275,603 +20%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$188M +$227M +5,981,927 +840%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$179M +$230M +6,062,524 +2,038%
H
5
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$163M +$145M +3,812,955 +191%
APF
6
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$113M +$153M +4,032,149 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
7
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$99.3M +$134M +3,519,219 +22,461%
Toronto Dominion Bank
8
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$49.5M -$53.5M -1,408,853 -44%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$47.9M +$60M +1,580,468 +1,257%
Twin Tree Management
10
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$45.6M +$61.6M +1,621,557 New
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$38.8M -$22.1M -581,073 -30%
HF
12
HRT Financial
New York
$36.2M +$37.8M +994,282 +339%
MRCP
13
Maple Rock Capital Partners
Ontario, Canada
$23.4M +$31.7M +834,282 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18.1M +$16.2M +426,343 +195%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.8M -$654M -17,215,890 -97%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$15.7M +$11.8M +311,328 +150%
VCM
17
Valiant Capital Management
California
$12.9M +$17.4M +457,700 New
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$11.9M +$4.71M +124,039 +41%
PVH
19
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$11.9M -$4.9K -129 -0%
SR
20
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$11.5M -$9.6M -252,700 -38%
Victory Capital Management
21
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$9.5M +$6.42M +169,000 +100%
SAM
22
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$9.37M +$2.29M +60,276 +22%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.63M -$2.51M -66,158 -18%
RJFSA
24
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.63M +$377K +9,911 +3%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$8.54M +$7.09M +186,695 +159%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

224 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.79B — down 43% from $3.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of GDXJ and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $285M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $654M.

  • 224 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2020, down from 229 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.79B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 58 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $285M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $654M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.