RE: GDXJ28 Oct 2024 07:16
@HaveTelfer
A small increase (approx 1.6 Million) in the number of shares held by the GDXJ last week due to removal of Osisko Mining from the index (the take over by Gold Fields was completed).
As for the purchase of the shares required by the GDXJ following the equity raise, the GDXJ Index Guide suggests to me that they should be buying the shares this week.
"Any secondary issuance, share repurchase, buy back, tender offer, Dutch auction, exchange offer, bought deal equity offering or prospectus offering will be updated at the quarterly review if the change is smaller than 10%. Changes larger than 10% will be pre-announced (three trading days notice) and implemented in the first dissemination day of the following month (on a best effort basis). If necessary and information is available, resulting float changes will be taken into consideration."
That said, I have been checking for the "Pre-announcement" and have not seen one to date. If this does not happen, then these should be bought at the next rebalance.
With regards to the numbers, I cannot say in any certainty exactly how many will be required, but I am of the opinion it will be a substantial number.
My indicators / rational behind this thinking is as follows:
Looking simply at the number of shares.
As at the last rebalance the Free Float was calculated at 4,683,146,179 by Van Eck.
This has increased to circa 7,500,000,000 an increase of just over 160%.
Current Holding Circa 240 Million (in UK & US Funds). 240 Million * 160% = 144 Million required
However, taking the market cap into consideration.
As at the last rebalance the number of Free Float shares was calculated at 4,683,146,179 by Van Eck, giving GGP a rebalance "Free Float" Market Cap of $310,838,910
Since the equity raise, the number of "Free Float" shares has increased to just over 7,600,000,000, giving us a current Free Float Market Cap of around $660 Million.
Given that a Free Float Market Cap of $310 Million gave us a rebalance weighting of 0.30% at the last rebalance, where a Free Float Market Cap of $660 Million would have been closer to 0.63%. I am expecting an increase in the number of shares held in the GDXJ to increase to reflect this. Around 210%.
Current Holding Circa 240 Million (in UK & US Funds). 240 Million * 210% = 264 Million required
Apologies that this is such a wide ranging estimate, but to summarise.
I am expecting a large buy of, somewhere, between 144 and 264 Million Shares by the GDXJ by the end of December, and possibly as early as this week.