Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Decreases Stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. reduced its stake in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) by 5.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 149,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,042 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Gold Miners ETF were worth $5,076,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 10,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $359,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 53.0% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 9,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 70,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,375,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

NYSEARCA GDX opened at $43.64 on Friday. VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a twelve month low of $28.91 and a twelve month high of $44.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.68 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $39.48 and its 200 day moving average is $38.76.

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.