Proficio Capital Partners LLC Sells 33,688 Shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) by 19.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 142,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 33,688 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF were worth $4,835,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in GDX. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 53.0% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Stock Performance

GDX opened at $44.57 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $39.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.77 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.95. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a 52 week low of $28.91 and a 52 week high of $44.63.

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.