VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF $GDXJ Shares Sold by Bard Associates Inc.

Bard Associates Inc. reduced its stake in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 14.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 41,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,222 shares during the quarter. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF accounts for 1.2% of Bard Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Bard Associates Inc. owned 0.05% of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF worth $4,755,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Colonial Trust Advisors acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,000.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GDXJ stock opened at $104.26 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $118.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.53. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a one year low of $63.90 and a one year high of $157.49. The firm has a market cap of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.09 and a beta of 0.79.

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.