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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.5M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $64M → $70.5M (+$6.44M)

0.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.06% → 30.29% (+0.23%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $244K | Put options by funds: $270K

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 46 (-1)

Holders
46
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.13%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
$244K
Puts
$270K
Net Calls
-$26K
Net Calls Change
+$50K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
+$1.23M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.05M
3
PVWM
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
+$207K
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$190K
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$184K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.14M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$556K
3
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$433K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$340K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$188K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mariner
26
Mariner
Kansas
$160K – – –
SI
27
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$148K – – –
SFA
28
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$121K +$123K +10,000 New
BBPWM
29
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$111K – – –
CG
30
Cutler Group
California
$85K +$11.4K +928 +15%
TJHA
31
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$60K – – –
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$57K +$29.5K +2,402 +103%
DADC
33
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$29K – – –
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$27K – – –
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$18K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$16K +$3.39K +276 +27%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12K – – –
TCOV
38
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$11K – – –
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K – – –
HNB
40
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$8K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
WT
42
Whittier Trust
California
$7K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6K – – –
Group One Trading
44
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1K -$6.15K -500 -83%
FWM
45
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
WAM
46
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$433K -39,241 Closed
TC
47
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$173K -15,657 Closed
ST
48
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$9K -840 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$2K -211 Closed
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$1.23K -100 -83%
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ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

46 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $70.5M — up 10% from $64M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ASA was balanced in Q1 2017: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 12 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Matisse Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.23M. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, cutting an estimated $1.14M.

  • 46 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q1 2017, down from 47 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $70.5M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q1 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q1 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q1 2017 was Matisse Capital, an estimated $1.23M added.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q1 2017 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $1.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.