Teacher Retirement System of Texas Boosts Stock Position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF $GDXJ

Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its stake in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 379,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,000 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF were worth $43,123,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 98.1% in the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance

GDXJ opened at $122.00 on Friday. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a one year low of $57.40 and a one year high of $157.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a PE ratio of 24.09 and a beta of 0.90. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $129.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $118.33.

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.