VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) Shares Sold by apricus wealth LLC

apricus wealth LLC lessened its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 2.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 200 shares during the period. apricus wealth LLC’s holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF were worth $395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GDXJ. Focus Financial Network Inc. acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $240,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 68.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,456 shares during the last quarter. Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $2,460,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in 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 purchasing an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 20,396.0% during the first quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 20,496 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,172,000 after purchasing an additional 20,396 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GDXJ stock opened at $68.97 on Thursday. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a one year low of $40.26 and a one year high of $71.84. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $62.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.95 and a beta of 0.75.

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.