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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

278 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

172% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 32

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1018 (+8)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $2.43B (+$636M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 224278 (+54)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $426M | Put options by funds: $418M

6.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.49%46.05% (-6.4%)

Holders
278
Holders Change
+54
Holders Change %
+24.11%
% of All Funds
5.7%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
87
Increased
76
Reduced
66
Closed
32
Calls
$426M
Puts
$418M
Net Calls
+$7.97M
Net Calls Change
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Toronto Dominion Bank
1
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$330M +$207M +4,898,000 +278%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$278M +$213M +5,035,793 +896%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$181M +$155M +3,650,000 New
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$178M +$139M +3,291,659 +1,113%
APF
5
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$145M -$46.7M -1,102,858 -27%
H
6
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$132M -$134M -3,155,452 -54%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$106M -$330M -7,785,593 -78%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$90.9M -$192M -4,527,103 -71%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
9
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$74.4M +$63.5M +1,500,000 New
Rafferty Asset Management
10
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$64.6M -$266M -6,293,354 -83%
Bank of Nova Scotia
11
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$53M +$45.3M +1,068,939 New
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$51M -$28.7M -678,153 -40%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$40.5M +$16.6M +391,844 +92%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$39.2M -$25M -589,495 -43%
SPC
15
Slate Path Capital
New York
$34M +$29M +685,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$30.4M -$124M -2,921,243 -83%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.8M +$11.6M +272,811 +89%
VCM
18
Valiant Capital Management
California
$22.7M
PVH
19
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$21.8M +$728K +17,204 +4%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$19.6M +$16.7M +395,000 New
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$18.1M +$3.2M +75,664 +26%
SAM
22
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$17.6M +$943K +22,279 +7%
MRCP
23
Maple Rock Capital Partners
Ontario, Canada
$17.6M -$20.3M -479,282 -57%
Twin Tree Management
24
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$17.4M -$53.8M -1,270,138 -78%
SR
25
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$15.8M -$3.75M -88,500 -22%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

278 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.43B — up 35% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $213M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $330M.

  • 278 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2020, up from 224 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.43B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $213M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $330M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.