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ASA Gold and Precious Metals
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $132M → $147M (+$16M)

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.91% → 35.92% (-3%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 57 (-6)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

69% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $177K | Put options by funds: $568K

70% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
57
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-9.52%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
23
Closed
11
Calls
$177K
Puts
$568K
Net Calls
-$391K
Net Calls Change
-$359K

Top Buyers

1
ADBIC
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
+$2.87M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$789K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$422K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$262K
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$242K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.8M
2
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$1.86M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.67M
4
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$1.49M
5
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
-$785K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SKK
26
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$349K -$305K -13,860 -46%
Walleye Capital
27
Walleye Capital
New York
$313K -$424K -19,298 -57%
SI
28
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$251K -$112K -5,075 -30%
SPIA
29
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$246K +$95.8K +4,358 +60%
KP
30
Keel Point
Alabama
$235K +$242K +11,026 New
BWA
31
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$229K +$7.69K +350 +3%
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$206K +$213K +9,700 New
LNC
33
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$203K -$25.7K -1,170 -11%
BBPWM
34
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$179K +$9.01K +410 +5%
AA
35
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$117K – – –
TJHA
36
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$107K – – –
HPC
37
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$106K – – –
Osaic Holdings
38
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$90K -$4.4K -200 -5%
CG
39
Cutler Group
California
$47K +$49.3K +2,241 New
PFGIA
40
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$43K – – –
HCM
41
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$36K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$35K +$36.1K +1,643 New
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32K -$49.3K -2,244 -60%
CCM
44
Covington Capital Management
California
$32K – – –
Bank of Montreal
45
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$31K – – –
GEA
46
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$28K – – –
SFS
47
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$22K -$110 -5 -0.5%
TCOV
48
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$19K – – –
GWM
49
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16K – – –
RE
50
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$16K – – –
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ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

57 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $147M — up 12% from $132M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ASA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel, adding an estimated $2.87M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $5.8M.

  • 57 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q3 2020, down from 63 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $147M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q3 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q3 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q3 2020 was A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel, an estimated $2.87M added.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q3 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.