VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF $GDXJ Shares Purchased by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 56.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,355,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 488,893 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF were worth $134,193,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 124.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,870,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $383,294,000 after acquiring an additional 2,149,559 shares during the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 2,575,680 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $174,090,000 after acquiring an additional 50,185 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 712,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,174,000 after acquiring an additional 16,137 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 403,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,300,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gemsstock Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 24.7% in the third quarter. Gemsstock Ltd. now owns 365,858 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,231,000 after purchasing an additional 72,500 shares during the period.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Trading Down 2.6%

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock opened at $135.36 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $134.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $111.39. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 12-month low of $49.33 and a 12-month high of $157.49. The stock has a market cap of $11.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.09 and a beta of 0.74.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Profile

Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Index (the Index). The Index provides exposure to a global universe of publicly traded small- and medium-capitalization companies that generate at least 50% of their revenues from gold and/or silver mining, hold real property that has the potential to produce at least 50% of the Company’s revenue from gold or silver mining when developed, or primarily invest in gold or silver.