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ASA Gold and Precious Metals
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $69.1M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 55 (+8)

0.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.12% → 31.77% (+0.65%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.2M → $69.1M (-$2.13M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 17

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $14K

Holders
55
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.02%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
12
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
$1K
Puts
$14K
Net Calls
-$13K
Net Calls Change
-$262K

Top Buyers

1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$1.98M
2
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$749K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$597K
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$537K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$452K

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.09M
2
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
-$1.09M
3
WM
WS Management
Florida
-$773K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$434K
5
BA
Bennicas & Associates
California
-$168K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$202K -$17.3K -1,522 -8%
IWM
27
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$180K -$8.37K -736 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$139K +$139K +12,256 New
SFA
29
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$113K – – –
BBPWM
30
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$92K -$9.1K -800 -9%
TRCT
31
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$81K +$38.4K +3,380 +89%
First Manhattan
32
First Manhattan
New York
$74K -$15.9K -1,400 -18%
TJHA
33
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$57K – – –
WCM
34
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$43K +$43.4K +3,820 New
CG
35
Cutler Group
California
$42K -$45.2K -3,978 -51%
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$19K -$23.9K -2,100 -56%
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$17K – – –
CCM
38
Covington Capital Management
California
$17K – – –
RFC
39
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$17K +$17.5K +1,536 New
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$11K – – –
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11K – – –
TCOV
42
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$10K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9K -$28.4K -2,495 -76%
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K – – –
Group One Trading
45
Group One Trading
Illinois
$9K +$5.68K +500 +167%
RE
46
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$8.49K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
HNB
48
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$7K – – –
WT
49
Whittier Trust
California
$7K – – –
VFA
50
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K +$5.91K +520 New
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ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

55 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $69.1M — down 3% from $71.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ASA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Curi RMB Capital, adding an estimated $1.98M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.09M.

  • 55 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q4 2017, up from 47 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $69.1M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q4 2017, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q4 2017 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $1.98M added.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q4 2017 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.