Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX – Free Report) by 590.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,279 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF were worth $4,859,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GDX. Eukles Asset Management acquired a new position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Bayban acquired a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the first quarter worth $27,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC bought a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000.
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance
Shares of GDX opened at $74.21 on Wednesday. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a 1 year low of $51.37 and a 1 year high of $117.18. The company has a market cap of $22.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.70 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $79.26 and a 200-day moving average of $90.98.
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Profile
The Fund seeks to match as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the AMEX Gold Miners Index. The Fund, utilizing a passive or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of stocks that generally replicate the Index.
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