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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

284 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.29B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 30

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $641M | Put options by funds: $444M

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 710 (+3)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.93B → $2.29B (+$362M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274284 (+10)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 79

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.73%44.91% (+0.19%)

Holders
284
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
4.48%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
47
Increased
81
Reduced
79
Closed
30
Calls
$641M
Puts
$444M
Net Calls
+$197M
Net Calls Change
+$98.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
1
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$249M +$110M +2,557,103 +138%
Toronto Dominion Bank
2
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$236M +$86M +2,000,246 +66%
Rafferty Asset Management
3
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$178M -$22.1M -513,997 -12%
Bessemer Group
4
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$127M +$116M +2,701,003 New
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$111M +$60.5M +1,406,829 +145%
LIM
6
Lingotto Investment Management
United Kingdom
$111M -$20.7M -482,000 -17%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$98M +$1.37M +31,963 +2%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$97.9M -$35.8M -832,329 -28%
SPC
9
Slate Path Capital
New York
$69.1M +$41.7M +970,000 +192%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$67M +$21.3M +495,705 +53%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$53.4M -$2.89M -67,177 -6%
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$53.2M -$220M -5,126,557 -82%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
13
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$51.6M -$26.8M -623,300 -36%
AIMCA
14
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$46.9M -$12.9M -300,000 -23%
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$41.9M +$31.9M +743,033 +489%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
16
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$37.5M -$6.06M -141,000 -15%
DPRC
17
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$34.9M
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34.2M +$11.4M +265,298 +57%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$33.1M -$108K -2,521 -0.4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
20
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$31.3M -$18.7M -434,349 -39%
APF
21
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$25.8M -$31.7M -736,836 -57%
HF
22
HRT Financial
New York
$20.2M +$12.8M +298,459 +224%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$19.8M +$1.49M +34,572 +9%
EAM
24
Eschler Asset Management
United Kingdom
$18.7M +$4.3M +100,000 +33%
QIM
25
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$17.5M +$16.1M +374,084 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

284 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.29B — up 19% from $1.93B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $220M.

  • 284 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q1 2022, up from 274 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.29B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 30 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Citigroup, an estimated $220M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.