Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) by 64.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,002 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF were worth $328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.\n\nOther institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV boosted its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 15,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 486.8% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 46,005 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,967,000 after buying an additional 38,165 shares during the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 33,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,418,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Financial Mangement LLC grew its position in VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC now owns 81,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,484,000 after buying an additional 9,500 shares during the period.\n\nVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance\nNYSEARCA GDXJ opened at $71.23 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion, a PE ratio of 22.95 and a beta of 0.75. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has a 52-week low of $40.26 and a 52-week high of $71.84. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.12.\n\nVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Company Profile\nMarket 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.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Purchases 3,002 Shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ)

Several institutional investors increased their holdings in the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) in the fourth quarter, with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquiring 3,002 shares, raising its stake by 64.2%. Other investors, including Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV, Principal Securities Inc., and D.A. Davidson & CO., also boosted their positions. The ETF, which tracks a global gold mining index, has a market cap of $5.79 billion and a 52-week price range of $40.26 to $71.84.