Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT Increases Holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) by 18.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 306,090 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,919 shares during the period. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT owned 0.08% of VanEck Gold Miners ETF worth $10,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 53.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. Finally, St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of GDX stock opened at $42.24 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $37.46 and its 200 day moving average is $38.36. The stock has a market cap of $16.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03 and a beta of 0.85. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a twelve month low of $25.67 and a twelve month high of $44.22.

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.