66,652 Shares in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF $GDXJ Purchased by Mizuho Markets Cayman LP

Mizuho Markets Cayman LP acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 66,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $8,001,000. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF accounts for approximately 0.4% of Mizuho Markets Cayman LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 1,289.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 866,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,546,000 after buying an additional 803,854 shares during the period. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd grew its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 90.7% during the fourth quarter. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd now owns 1,640,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $186,599,000 after buying an additional 780,000 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 107.1% in the first quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 47,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,732,000 after buying an additional 717,648 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $56,890,000. Finally, Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $55,297,000.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Up 3.6%

GDXJ opened at $100.56 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $104.97 and a 200 day moving average of $120.41. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 52-week low of $63.90 and a 52-week high of $157.49. The stock has a market cap of $7.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.09 and a beta of 0.84.

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.