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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
UB
51
UMB Bank
Missouri
$12K – – –
BWA
52
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$10K – – –
Group One Trading
53
Group One Trading
Illinois
$8.59K – – –
SPIA
54
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$7.77K – – –
Bessemer Group
55
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$6K +$5.4K +400 New
RCM
56
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$5.21K – – –
TWA
57
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$4.39K +$4.15K +307 New
SBL
58
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$2.29K -$4.12K -305 -66%
BAM
59
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$2.12K +$2K +148 New
Simplex Trading
60
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2K -$10.8K -799 -82%
FWM
61
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$716 – – –
CWAF
62
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Florida
$429 – – –
JWA
63
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$401 -$365 -27 -49%
US Bancorp
64
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$301 – – –
BFM
65
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$848K -67,687 Closed
BI
66
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
– -$848K -67,687 Closed
FEG
67
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
– -$26K -2,086 Closed
WT
68
Whittier Trust
California
– -$8K -600 Closed
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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.