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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

282 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.99B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 72

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 50

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.78B → $2.99B (+$207M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 276282 (+6)

1.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.52%47.17% (+1.6%)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1916 (-3)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $308M | Put options by funds: $691M

Holders
282
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.17%
% of All Funds
4.99%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
58
Increased
96
Reduced
72
Closed
50
Calls
$308M
Puts
$691M
Net Calls
-$383M
Net Calls Change
-$483M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
APF
1
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$313M +$128M +2,363,572 +70%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$290M -$32.9M -607,254 -10%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$260M +$244M +4,504,004 +1,553%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$237M +$105M +1,933,660 +79%
Toronto Dominion Bank
5
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$168M -$307M -5,654,726 -65%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$156M +$77.1M +1,422,753 +98%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$126M -$4.5M -82,997 -3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$124M +$9.89M +182,364 +9%
Bank of Nova Scotia
9
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$111M +$51.8M +955,008 +88%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$111M +$48.4M +893,279 +78%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
11
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$100M -$8.13M -150,000 -8%
AIMCA
12
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$100M +$67.8M +1,250,000 +208%
H
13
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$70.5M -$77.2M -1,424,772 -52%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
14
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$59.7M -$44.2M -815,000 -43%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$40.9M -$8.61M -158,772 -17%
DPRC
16
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$40.4M
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35.7M -$2.97M -54,779 -8%
SM
18
SG3 Management
Puerto Rico
$25.4M +$24.9M +459,000 +4,590%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$24M -$1.2M -22,151 -5%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$21.5M -$14.6M -268,745 -40%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$21M +$14.3M +263,698 +205%
SAM
22
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$19.6M +$287K +5,292 +1%
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$19.1M -$2.25M -41,514 -11%
Twin Tree Management
24
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$18.3M +$17.4M +320,781 +1,851%
SR
25
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$17.1M -$325K -6,000 -2%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

282 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $2.99B — up 7.4% from $2.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $244M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $307M.

  • 282 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2020, up from 276 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.99B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 50 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Citigroup, an estimated $244M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $307M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.