ASA Gold and Precious Metals
ASA
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.7M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
467% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17K | Put options by funds: $3K
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 13
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 50 (0)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 30.76% → 29.66% (-1.1%)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.5M → $50.7M (-$9.77M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.87M |
| 2 |
UCI
Uncommon Cents Investing
Janesville,
Wisconsin
|
+$198K |
| 3 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
+$145K |
| 4 |
RTS
Round Table Services
Westfield,
New Jersey
|
+$106K |
| 5 |
WCM
Whitener Capital Management
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
|
+$82.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.45M |
| 2 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.62M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$730K |
| 4 |
MC
Matisse Capital
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$480K |
| 5 |
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
-$419K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$11K | -1,115 | Closed |
|
52
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$10K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
50 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $50.7M — down 16% from $60.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new ASA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 14 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.87M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.45M.
- 50 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $50.7M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q3 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.87M added.
- The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q3 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $2.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.