31,383 Shares in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) Acquired by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 31,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,342,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 6,549 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 38.3% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 27,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 7,498 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $242,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 101.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 631 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Price Performance

Shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF stock opened at $51.97 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 17.55 and a beta of 1.26. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 1-year low of $35.34 and a 1-year high of $55.58.

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.