32,971 Shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF $GDXJ Bought by Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. bought a new position in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 32,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,757,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GDXJ. Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $120,040,000. Thor Investment Management Inc. OH ADV bought a new stake in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the third quarter worth about $44,595,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 242,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,129,000 after buying an additional 8,903 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new stake in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the third quarter worth about $18,245,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $15,728,000.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Trading Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA GDXJ opened at $104.79 on Friday. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 1-year low of $89.83 and a 1-year high of $157.49. The company has a 50 day moving average of $114.77 and a 200-day moving average of $118.06. The firm has a market cap of $7.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.09 and a beta of 0.88.

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.