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ASA Gold and Precious Metals
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $343K | Put options by funds: $243K

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $86.6M → $101M (+$14.2M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 62 (+3)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.37% → 38.12% (+0.75%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 16

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
15
Reduced
16
Closed
5
Calls
$343K
Puts
$243K
Net Calls
+$100K
Net Calls Change
-$109K

Top Buyers

1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.16M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$1.52M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.17M
4
AC
Almitas Capital
California
+$1.12M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$845K

Top Sellers

1
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$3.47M
2
WM
WS Management
Florida
-$888K
3
VCWA
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors
Colorado
-$597K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$466K
5
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$455K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
26
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$300K +$29.2K +2,350 +12%
Walleye Trading
27
Walleye Trading
New York
$274K -$2.48K -200 -1%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$257K -$163K -13,122 -41%
RTS
29
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$232K -$33.5K -2,700 -14%
MWPCG
30
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$197K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$197K +$5.64K +454 +3%
ACM
32
Avalon Capital Management
California
$196K +$29.8K +2,396 +20%
TFCP
33
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$195K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$181K -$466K -37,500 -74%
CAMG
35
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$180K -$7.45K -600 -4%
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$165K +$20K +1,610 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$133K +$7.95K +640 +7%
BBPWM
38
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$116K – – –
AA
39
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$98K +$89.2K +7,180 New
Simplex Trading
40
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$78K -$150K -12,059 -68%
HPC
41
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$68K – – –
TJHA
42
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$68K +$50 +4 +0.1%
CG
43
Cutler Group
California
$65K +$59.6K +4,800 New
AG
44
Advisor Group
Arizona
$40K – – –
LTFS
45
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$27K – – –
HCM
46
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$23K – – –
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$20K – – –
CCM
48
Covington Capital Management
California
$20K – – –
PFGIA
49
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$19K – – –
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K +$16K +1,286 New
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2
3

ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

62 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $101M — up 16% from $86.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new ASA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $3.16M. The largest seller was Ionic Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.47M.

  • 62 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q4 2019, up from 59 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $101M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q4 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q4 2019 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $3.16M added.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q4 2019 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $3.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.