VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
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, 64 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $253M | Put options by funds: $221M
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | 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: 229 → 224 (-5)
9.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 61.86% → 52.35% (-9.5%)
44% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.17B → $1.79B (-$1.38B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$285M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$230M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$227M |
| 4 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$145M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$134M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$654M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$373M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$222M |
| 4 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
-$172M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$169M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
224 of the 4,547 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 44% 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 64 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 44% 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.