VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) Shares Sold by Royce & Associates LP

Royce & Associates LP lowered its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 27.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 293,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 112,500 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP owned about 0.25% of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF worth $12,558,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 1,108.4% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC now owns 204,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,756,000 after purchasing an additional 187,875 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 182,673 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,809,000 after purchasing an additional 3,105 shares during the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management grew its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 50.4% in the 4th quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 119,862 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,124,000 after purchasing an additional 40,146 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 4,075.0% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,175 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 4,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 16,646 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $712,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Price Performance

GDXJ stock opened at $56.49 on Tuesday. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 52-week low of $35.34 and a 52-week high of $57.15. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.93 and a beta of 1.24.

About VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

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.