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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
GEA
51
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$17.9K – – –
TCOV
52
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$12K – – –
RE
53
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$10.2K – – –
GWM
54
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$10K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
55
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
WT
56
Whittier Trust
California
$8K – – –
SBL
57
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$6K – – –
FWM
58
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
JWA
59
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
Group One Trading
60
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1K +$1.24K +100 New
EIM
61
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$455K -37,816 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
62
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$352K -28,322 Closed
PAG
63
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$156K -12,483 Closed
BFM
64
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$144K -12,015 Closed
WCM
65
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$117K -9,740 Closed
CWAF
66
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Florida
– +$373 +30 New
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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.