VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
454 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.64B invested in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 123
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $563M | Put options by funds: $500M
1.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.35% → 51.61% (+1.3%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 472 → 454 (-18)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 70
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.6B → $3.64B (-$965M)
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 17 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$159M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$88.2M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$83.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$74.9M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$46.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LIM
Lingotto Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$239M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$186M |
| 3 |
NCM
Nearwater Capital Markets
Dublin 4, Dublin,
Ireland
|
-$138M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$104M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$91.2M |
GDXJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
454 of the 8,286 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $3.64B — down 21% from $4.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 70 funds closed out of GDXJ and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 123 trimmed existing stakes and 143 added.
The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Lingotto Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $239M sold.
- 454 institutional investors held VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) as of Q2 2026, down from 472 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $3.64B of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock for Q2 2026, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 70 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $159M added.
- The largest VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF seller in Q2 2026 was Lingotto Investment Management, an estimated $239M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.