ASA

ASA Gold and Precious Metals
ASA

Overview Fund Activity

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $64M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

Holders
47
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.44%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
14
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
$140K
Puts
$216K
Net Calls
-$76K
Net Calls Change
+$1.25M

Top Buyers

1
WAM
1
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.87M
2
CRC
2
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.19M
3
WAM
3
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$433K
4
CL
4
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.01M
5
Lazard Asset Management
5
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$32.8M

Top Sellers

1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$0
2
ICM
2
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$0
3
PG
3
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$0
4
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$0
5
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$429K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
SI
26
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$135K 12,273 – –
BBPWM
27
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$102K 9,175 +4,989 +119%
CG
28
Cutler Group
California
$67K 6,131 +3,700 +152%
TJHA
29
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$55K 5,000 +5,000 New
DADC
30
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$27K 2,470 -400 -14%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$26K 2,332 -500 -18%
AG
32
Advisor Group
Arizona
$25K 2,270 – –
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$18K 1,649 +1,649 New
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$16K 1,500 – –
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11K 984 – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11K 1,012 +387 +62%
TCOV
37
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$10K 900 – –
ST
38
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$9K 840 – –
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$8K 800 -700 -47%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K 744 -600 -45%
HNB
41
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$7K 632 – –
WT
42
Whittier Trust
California
$7K 600 – –
Group One Trading
43
Group One Trading
Illinois
$7K 600 +600 New
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K 487 -576 -54%
Fifth Third Bancorp
45
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K 211 – –
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K 121 – –
FWM
47
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K 100 – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– – -26,146 Closed
ICM
49
Ionic Capital Management
New York
– – -25,951 Closed
PG
50
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– – -15,275 Closed
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