Royce & Associates LP Has $12.56 Million Holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ)

Royce & Associates LP lowered its position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 27.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 293,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 112,500 shares during the quarter. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF were worth $12,558,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 20.7% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 101.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 631 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 50.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Howe & Rusling Inc. grew its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 73.6% during the third quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 2,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 914 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GDXJ opened at $56.49 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a PE ratio of 19.93 and a beta of 1.24. 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 moving average price is $49.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.43.

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.