Kestra Advisory Services LLC Grows Stock Holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF $GDX

Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) by 9.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 211,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,103 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned 0.07% of VanEck Gold Miners ETF worth $19,369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GDX. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Eukles Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Bayban purchased a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Stock Down 0.3%

VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $75.53. The company had a trading volume of 8,130,717 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,875,484. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a 1 year low of $50.44 and a 1 year high of $117.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of $83.45 and a 200 day moving average of $92.20. The stock has a market cap of $23.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.70 and a beta of 0.65.

About VanEck Gold Miners ETF

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.