Ballew Advisors Inc Sells 31,619 Shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ)

Ballew Advisors Inc decreased its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 23.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 102,370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 31,619 shares during the period. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF comprises approximately 4.2% of Ballew Advisors Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Ballew Advisors Inc owned approximately 0.11% of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF worth $6,267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GDXJ. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 142.2% during the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 731 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $60,000. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the period. Finally, Kiker Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $69,000.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:GDXJ opened at $68.97 on Thursday. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 52 week low of $40.26 and a 52 week high of $71.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.73. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.95 and a beta of 0.75.

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.