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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

282 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.48B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.17%49.53% (+2.4%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 43

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 282282 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 87

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.48B (-$512M)

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $229M | Put options by funds: $300M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168 (-8)

Holders
282
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.95%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
44
Increased
87
Reduced
87
Closed
43
Calls
$229M
Puts
$300M
Net Calls
-$71M
Net Calls Change
+$312M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$304M +$241M +4,900,000 +265%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$244M +$3.72M +75,638 +1%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$238M +$24.1M +488,971 +10%
APF
4
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$147M -$123M -2,493,515 -43%
AIMCA
5
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$124M +$44.3M +900,000 +49%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$121M +$18.9M +383,347 +17%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$115M +$24.8M +503,092 +25%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$90.1M -$117M -2,376,117 -54%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$85.8M -$18.9M -383,335 -17%
Bessemer Group
10
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$76.6M +$83.8M +1,702,640 New
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$71.1M -$22.8M -462,479 -23%
LIM
12
Lingotto Investment Management
United Kingdom
$68.7M +$60.8M +1,236,000 +425%
Toronto Dominion Bank
13
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$57.2M -$90.2M -1,832,604 -59%
H
14
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$47.7M -$11.8M -239,556 -18%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
15
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$45M -$4.92M -100,000 -9%
DPRC
16
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$33.5M
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$33.2M -$819K -16,645 -2%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$32.3M +$2.91M +59,131 +9%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$32.1M +$15.5M +315,523 +80%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$28.5M +$13.6M +276,353 +90%
Twin Tree Management
21
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$27.4M +$13.3M +269,911 +80%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$24.4M +$9.4M +191,079 +54%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$20.4M +$20.6M +418,178 +1,193%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$18.8M -$1.25M -25,482 -6%
SAM
25
Stansberry Asset Management
Texas
$16.2M -$21.8K -444 -0.1%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

282 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.48B — down 17% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 87 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, adding an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 282 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2021, unchanged from Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.48B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 43 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $241M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.