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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

274 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $426M | Put options by funds: $328M

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 71

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $1.93B (+$145M)

2.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.15%44.73% (+2.6%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 58

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 282274 (-8)

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117 (-4)

Holders
274
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.84%
% of All Funds
4.22%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.36%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
53
Increased
87
Reduced
71
Closed
58
Calls
$426M
Puts
$328M
Net Calls
+$98.7M
Net Calls Change
-$22.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$263M +$233M +5,444,323 +666%
Rafferty Asset Management
2
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$180M +$6.65M +155,235 +4%
Toronto Dominion Bank
3
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$127M -$139M -3,240,891 -52%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$122M +$53.5M +1,249,934 +75%
Bank of Montreal
5
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$105M +$9.5M +221,908 +14%
Bank of Nova Scotia
6
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$86.3M -$10.1M -236,600 -10%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$82.9M -$12.8M -298,324 -13%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
8
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$72.3M +$998K +23,300 +1%
AIMCA
9
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$54.5M -$32.1M -749,853 -37%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$50.6M -$9.33M -217,946 -15%
APF
11
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$49.4M +$46.9M +1,095,575 +570%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$46.2M +$25.9M +603,986 +121%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$40.6M +$14.7M +343,014 +55%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
14
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$39.5M +$40.3M +941,000 New
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.2M +$14.9M +348,928 +60%
Twin Tree Management
16
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$38.6M +$5.25M +122,687 +15%
MSCM
17
Marlin Sams Capital Management
New York
$33.5M +$32.1M +750,000 +1,500%
DPRC
18
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$31.2M
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$29.7M +$3.54M +82,638 +13%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$26.2M -$6.89M -160,974 -21%
SPC
21
Slate Path Capital
New York
$21.2M
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19.5M +$7.96M +185,983 +67%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$16.3M +$473K +11,041 +3%
LIM
24
Lingotto Investment Management
United Kingdom
$14.1M +$35.8M +836,000 +41%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.9M -$14.4M -335,737 -52%

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

274 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.93B — up 8.1% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of GDXJ and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 87 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $233M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $139M.

  • 274 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2021, down from 282 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.93B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 58 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $233M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $139M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.