ASA

ASA Gold and Precious Metals
ASA

Overview Fund Activity

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $118M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

Holders
39
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
$65K
Puts
$558K
Net Calls
-$493K
Net Calls Change
-$601K

Top Buyers

1
Lazard Asset Management
1
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$56.5M
2
MWR
2
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$5.44M
3
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.8M
4
EIM
4
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$574K
5
SAM
5
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$434K

Top Sellers

1
COLIM
1
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$11.9M
2
PNC Financial Services Group
2
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K
3
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$5.34M
4
JPMorgan Chase & Co
4
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$0
5
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$575K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Lazard Asset Management
1
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$56.5M 4,261,702 +113,005 +3%
WM
2
WS Management
Florida
$14.5M 1,093,000 – –
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.8M 1,039,093 +53,000 +5%
COLIM
4
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$11.9M 902,708 -591,449 -40%
MWR
5
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$5.44M 410,650 +55,876 +16%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$5.34M 402,833 -102,442 -20%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.57M 193,929 -1,032 -0.5%
BA
8
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.16M 163,300 -2,000 -1%
First Manhattan
9
First Manhattan
New York
$821K 62,000 – –
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$659K 49,682 +4 +0%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$595K 44,866 -844 -2%
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$575K 43,369 -10,862 -20%
EIM
13
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$574K 43,317 +43,317 New
PG
14
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$514K 77,426 +55,965 +261%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$444K 33,517 +5,097 +18%
SAM
16
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$434K 32,739 +32,739 New
LCM
17
Lucas Capital Management
New Jersey
$278K 3,489 – –
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$259K 19,548 +1,846 +10%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$257K 20,338 +905 +5%
HTC
20
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$227K 17,117 – –
SC
21
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$160K 12,000 +12,000 New
TJHA
22
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$99K 7,500 – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
23
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$64.9K 4,900 +4,900 New
PP
24
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$40K 3,000 -450 -13%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$31K 2,410 +110 +5%
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