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ASA Gold and Precious Metals
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,479% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $361K | Put options by funds: $14K

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 4

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119M → $145M (+$25.1M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 64 (+9)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 15

2.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.43% → 52.39% (+3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
64
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+16.36%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
17
Reduced
15
Closed
4
Calls
$361K
Puts
$14K
Net Calls
+$347K
Net Calls Change
+$9K

Top Buyers

1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$2.96M
2
AC
Almitas Capital
California
+$2.2M
3
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$1.73M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.58M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$3.43M
2
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
-$848K
3
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$848K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$478K
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$312K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$294K +$7.63K +565 +3%
MC
27
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$289K – – –
MAM
28
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$285K +$269K +19,916 New
BBPWM
29
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$259K -$15.3K -1,132 -6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$258K -$478K -35,373 -66%
EC
31
Elequin Capital
New York
$247K +$234K +17,287 New
VF
32
Virtu Financial
New York
$241K +$228K +16,857 New
DWM
33
Dorchester Wealth Management
Quebec, Canada
$224K – – –
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$199K +$9.51K +704 +5%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$186K -$75.5K -5,592 -30%
IAIM
36
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$176K +$166K +12,300 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
37
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$174K – – –
LCM
38
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$170K +$161K +11,909 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$165K +$41 +3 +0%
PA
40
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$164K +$155K +11,452 New
LNC
41
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$146K -$1.99K -147 -1%
TJHA
42
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$72.1K +$54 +4 +0.1%
HPC
43
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$71.5K – – –
MCC
44
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$70.2K +$66.3K +4,908 New
ASN
45
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$33.8K +$31.9K +2,365 New
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$29.1K +$27.4K +2,031 New
GIA
47
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$28.8K +$14 +1 +0%
Rockefeller Capital Management
48
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$27K +$14 +1 +0.1%
HCM
49
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$24K – – –
TCOV
50
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$12.9K – – –
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ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

64 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $145M — up 21% from $119M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ASA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.96M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.43M.

  • 64 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q4 2022, up from 55 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $145M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q4 2022, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q4 2022 and 4 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q4 2022 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $2.96M added.
  • The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q4 2022 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $3.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.