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ASA Gold and Precious Metals
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $174M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 3

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 12

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 70 (+13)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $147M → $174M (+$26.6M)

5.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.92% → 41.4% (+5.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $401K | Put options by funds: $1.03M

Holders
70
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+22.81%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
16
Increased
20
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
$401K
Puts
$1.03M
Net Calls
-$632K
Net Calls Change
-$241K

Top Buyers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$5.25M
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$2.65M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.19M
4
VC
Veracity Capital
Georgia
+$2.04M
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$1.97M

Top Sellers

1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
-$1.46M
2
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$1.44M
3
UCI
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
-$363K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$291K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$206K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DWM
26
Dorchester Wealth Management
Quebec, Canada
$502K -$44.1K -2,100 -8%
MAM
27
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$493K – – –
SMA
28
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$479K +$461K +21,918 New
BFA
29
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$416K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$414K -$6.33K -301 -2%
IAIM
31
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$398K +$382K +18,183 New
CRC
32
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$382K +$367K +17,481 New
SKK
33
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$358K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
34
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$318K -$79.8K -3,796 -21%
BI
35
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$298K -$1.44M -68,558 -83%
Walleye Trading
36
Walleye Trading
New York
$282K +$271K +12,906 New
RJFSA
37
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$281K -$291K -13,870 -52%
SI
38
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$260K +$2.52K +120 +1%
SPIA
39
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$253K – – –
KP
40
Keel Point
Alabama
$241K – – –
BWA
41
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$220K -$14.9K -708 -7%
LNC
42
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$215K +$6.56K +312 +3%
BBPWM
43
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$210K +$25.2K +1,200 +14%
WCM
44
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$200K +$193K +9,180 New
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$159K +$64.1K +3,050 +72%
TJHA
46
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$110K +$63 +3 +0.1%
HPC
47
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$109K – – –
SBSB
48
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$109K +$105K +5,000 New
AA
49
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$99K -$21K -1,000 -18%
PNC Financial Services Group
50
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$55K +$21K +1,000 +67%
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ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

70 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $174M — up 18% from $147M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new ASA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lazard Asset Management, adding an estimated $5.25M. The largest seller was Boothbay Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.46M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q4 2020, up from 57 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $174M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q4 2020, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q4 2020 and 3 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q4 2020 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $5.25M added.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q4 2020 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $1.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.