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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

301 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.2B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

334% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $882M | Put options by funds: $203M

158% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 26

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 915 (+6)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $2.2B (+$450M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 260301 (+41)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.85%50% (+1.2%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
301
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+15.77%
% of All Funds
4.39%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
67
Increased
83
Reduced
87
Closed
26
Calls
$882M
Puts
$203M
Net Calls
+$679M
Net Calls Change
+$579M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
APF
1
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$263M +$23.3M +661,461 +11%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$161M +$67.1M +1,900,163 +81%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$131M -$35.9M -1,018,094 -23%
SPC
4
Slate Path Capital
New York
$125M
LIM
5
Lingotto Investment Management
United Kingdom
$125M +$5.68M +161,000 +5%
Bank of Montreal
6
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$109M -$5.78M -163,897 -6%
Bessemer Group
7
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$108M
Toronto Dominion Bank
8
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$101M -$4.68M -132,746 -5%
Rafferty Asset Management
9
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$101M -$55.5M -1,573,342 -37%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$88.2M +$26.9M +761,552 +49%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$55.1M +$30.3M +859,769 +145%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$52M +$39.5M +1,118,277 +440%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$47.9M +$24.7M +698,775 +124%
Twin Tree Management
14
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$44.8M +$30.1M +852,264 +259%
GCP
15
Garda Capital Partners
Minnesota
$39.3M +$36.6M +1,036,000 New
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$31.6M +$8.23M +233,244 +39%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$27.7M -$11.7M -332,600 -31%
HWA
18
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$24.7M +$387K +10,975 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.9M -$6.56M -185,984 -24%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$22.4M -$14.3M -405,298 -41%
HF
21
HRT Financial
New York
$20M -$52.4M -1,483,689 -74%
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$18.2M +$6.61M +187,444 +64%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$16.8M +$1.65M +46,871 +12%
RA
24
Royce & Associates
New York
$16.4M +$3.53M +100,000 +30%
TIM
25
Thor Investment Management
Ohio
$16M +$14.9M +423,356 New

GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

301 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.2B — up 26% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new GDXJ positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $67.1M. The largest seller was Rafferty Asset Management, cutting an estimated $55.5M.

  • 301 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q4 2023, up from 260 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.2B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 26 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $67.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $55.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.