Barry Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)

Barry Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) by 2.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 571,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,651 shares during the quarter. VanEck Gold Miners ETF accounts for about 6.2% of Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF were worth $19,371,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 8,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $299,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $390,000 after acquiring an additional 1,301 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 55.8% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 18,692 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 6,694 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $438,000. Finally, SMART Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. SMART Wealth LLC now owns 28,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares during the period.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Price Performance

GDX opened at $37.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.03 and a beta of 0.85. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a one year low of $25.67 and a one year high of $44.22. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $36.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.96.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Company 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.